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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.

Unionville

Missouri

Basic Information

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

Sundown Town Status

Sundown Town in the Past?
Possible
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 1811 1
1940
1950 2050 0
1960 1896 2
1970
1980
1990 1989 1
2000 2041 1
2010
2020

Method of Exclusion

  • Unknown

Main Ethnic Group(s)

  • Unknown

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

Email 4/2008
You would need to verify this story with someone more familiar
with Unionville. Members of my family have lived in Unionville,
beginning in the 1860s. According to a common story, there was once a
large African American community in Unionville. One morning, the
entire community with the exception of one family had vanished. My
older brother asked townspeople about the story and they would assert
that it was true, but that they knew nothing about what had happened.