Oregon
Basic Information
- Type of Place
- Independent City or Town
- Metro Area
- Politics c. 1860?
- Slightly Democratic
- Unions, Organized Labor?
- Don’t Know
Sundown Town Status
- Sundown Town in the Past?
- Probable
- Was there an ordinance?
- Perhaps, Some Oral Evidence
- Sign?
- Perhaps, Some Oral Evidence
- Year of Greatest Interest
- Still Sundown?
- Probably Not, Although Still Very Few Black People
Census Information
| Total | White | Black | Asian | Native | Hispanic | Other | BHshld | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | ||||||||
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| 1930 | 4544 | 2 | ||||||
| 1940 | 4744 | 0 | ||||||
| 1950 | 7739 | 3 | ||||||
| 1960 | 9119 | 2 | ||||||
| 1970 | 12342 | |||||||
| 1980 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 16234 | 81 | ||||||
| 2000 | 19522 | 17873 | 118 | 365 | 199 | |||
| 2010 | ||||||||
| 2020 |
Method of Exclusion
- Threat of Violence
- Reputation
Main Ethnic Group(s)
- Unknown
Group(s) Excluded
- Black
Comments
A former Ashland resident writes:
“Most think that Ashland was such a town (as well as Medford). Here’s a story about Ashland. I worked at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival there. In the 1950’s, they hired their first Black actress, and she had to be escorted as she traveled to and from the theatre for safety.”
A former Ashland resident writes:
%u201CMy parents moved to Ashland in 1949. At that time there was a city ordinance prohibiting non whites from living there. I believe there was even a sign at the city limits stating that only whites could live there.%u201D