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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.

Chardon

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?
Possible
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 1818 11
1940 2001 5
1950 2478 3
1960 3154 2
1970 3991 1 23
1980 4434 0
1990 4392 12
2000 5093 22 1 23
2010 5148 41 11 32
2020

Method of Exclusion

  • Unknown

Main Ethnic Group(s)

  • Unknown

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

A former Ohio resident suspected Chardon to be a sundown town and added the following thought to his suspicion: “Chardon, seat of Geauga county, I’ll bet [it is] still a de facto sundown town, i.e., driving while black attracts unwanted attention from police and others.”