Illinois
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?
- Yes, Strong Oral Tradition
- Sign?
- Yes, Strong Oral Tradition
- Year of Greatest Interest
Census Information
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| 2020 | 2280 | 13 | 23 | 49 | 32 | 51 |
Method of Exclusion
Main Ethnic Group(s)
Group(s) Excluded
Comments
A student at the U of I, who grew up in Henry stated that his highschool teacher had broght in a KKK outfit and had condoned the behavior, also telling racist jokes. The town has been very overwhelmingly white.