The Most Dense City You've Never Heard Of

The City of Maywood in Los Angeles is the most densely populated city in California. Chances are you've never heard of it.

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January 31, 2001, 9:00 AM PST

By Mindy Oliver

"Maywood, about 10 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, is one of the downriver working-class cities that rarely penetrate the consciousness of upriver people. It's small, only 1.2 square miles, but inhabited by an estimated 40,000 souls (30,000, if you believe a recent state study, which no one in Maywood does). At either number, it's the most densely populated city in California."

Thanks to Mindy Oliver

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