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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.

Louisville

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?
Probable
Was there an ordinance?
Don't Know
Sign?
Perhaps, Some Oral Evidence
Year of Greatest Interest
1980s
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 3130 0
1940 3379 0
1950 3801 0
1960 5116 1
1970 6298 1 2
1980 7996 0
1990 8055 1 11
2000 8904 28 13 26
2010 9186 16 15 26
2020

Method of Exclusion

  • Unknown

Main Ethnic Group(s)

  • Unknown

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

One source claims that a black family was run out in late 1980s. Another source mentions racially restrictive covenants in Louisville apartment deeds.

A resident of nearby Massillon, OH stated that his father recalled seeing a sign in Louisville that read: “niggers out before dark,” and remembers seeing it until the late 1970’s.

A Louisville resident does not remember a sign, but admits that “many of the neigbors hated blacks..they couldn’t tell you why…” and that “the racism was real.”