On September 2, 1924, Maywood citizens voted to incorporate.  By 1924, the population of Maywood had reached 1,000. The city featured homes, stores and a movie theater. Maywood celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 1949 with a rodeo, beard-growing contest and professional wrestling matches in the City park.

Maywood is proud of its Parks & Recreation Department which has its own long and interesting history. The Maywood Park, located at 58th St. and Heliotrope Ave., had its beginnings in the 1930's when the present day baseball field was a large meadow. In the early 1950's Maywood Park became the home of the Golden State Baseball Association.

Now,  more than 80 years since incorporation, Maywood retains its small atmosphere, though surrounded by a massive metropolis. Maywood still offers an ideal residential community for those who work in surrounding communities.

As one looks around Maywood today, sweeping changes can be seen, such as four new shopping centers at the corner of Slauson Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard; a new senior citizens complex; a new 2.8 million dollar, Multi-Purpose facility, an industrial complex on Maywood Avenue, and numerous brand new businesses springing up in the city.

Statistical Information :

Form of Government	Council
Area - Square Miles	1.14
Elevation	172'
Population (2000 Census)	26,083
Adults	17,641
Children	10,392
Hispanic	96.3% - 27,051
White	2.6% - 739
Asian	0.35% - 85
American Indian	0.2% - 51
Africian American	0.2% - 43
Library (County) Volumes	17,410
Churches	11
Schools
Public Elementary	3
Parochial Elementary	3
Average Temperature - Summer	84 Degrees
Average Temperature - Winter	65 Degrees
Annual Rainfall	14.71"
Paved Streets	28 miles
Parks	2
Latitude	N33 59 Min. 13 Sec.
Longitude	W 118 11 Min. 13 Sec.
City Flower	Snapdragon
Township	San Antonio
Registered Voters	3,105
Assessed Valuation	$355,314,912
Median Household Income	$37,573
Traffic Count - Daily	57,200 vehicles