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James W. Loewen (1942-2021)

We mourn the loss of our friend and colleague and remain committed to the work he began.

Independence

Ohio

Basic Information

Type of Place
Independent City or Town
Metro Area
Politics c. 1860?
Don’t Know
Unions, Organized Labor?
Don’t Know

Sundown Town Status

Sundown Town in the Past?
Probable
Was there an ordinance?
Don't Know
Sign?
Don’t Know
Year of Greatest Interest
Still Sundown?
Probably

Census Information

The available census data from 1860 to the present
Total White Black Asian Native Hispanic Other BHshld
1860
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940 1815 1
1950 3105 0
1960 6868 6
1970 7034 9
1980 6607 0
1990 6427 20
2000 7109 41 0 92
2010 7133 30 4 136
2020

Method of Exclusion

  • Private Bad Behavior
  • Unknown

Main Ethnic Group(s)

  • Unknown

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

* Of the 9 blacks in 1970, all were female.

* Of the 20 blacks in 1990, 18 were female. Of those, 15 were between the ages of 14 and 18. This suggests that there are probably few, if any, black households in the town.