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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.

Caro

Michigan

Basic Information

Type of Place
Independent City or Town
Metro Area
Politics c. 1860?
Unions, Organized Labor?

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 Not, Although Still Very Few Black People

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 2554 0
1940 3070 0
1950 3464 0
1960
1970 3701 1
1980 4317 13
1990
2000 4145 23 42 36
2010 4229 28 16 34
2020

Method of Exclusion

Main Ethnic Group(s)

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

A current resident reports that Duke Ellington came to Caro to play at the county fair (late 30s or 40s) and couldn’t stay in Caro overnight. He drove to Saginaw to find a place. The source never saw a city ordinance, but remembers it was a well known fact that no one could house an African American over night.