Arkansas
Basic Information
- Type of Place
- County
- 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
| Total | White | Black | Asian | Native | Hispanic | Other | BHshld | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | ||||||||
| 1870 | ||||||||
| 1880 | ||||||||
| 1890 | 10,390 | 32 | ||||||
| 1900 | 11,377 | 38 | ||||||
| 1910 | 10,203 | 0 | ||||||
| 1920 | 10,154 | 0 | ||||||
| 1930 | 8,876 | 1 | ||||||
| 1940 | 9,464 | 0 | ||||||
| 1950 | 8,609 | 0 | ||||||
| 1960 | 6,041 | 1 | ||||||
| 1970 | ||||||||
| 1980 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 12,001 | 6 | ||||||
| 2000 | 16,140 | 20 | 2 | |||||
| 2010 | ||||||||
| 2020 |
Method of Exclusion
- Unknown
Main Ethnic Group(s)
- Unknown
Group(s) Excluded
- Black
Comments
In 1840, the free black population of Marion County
was 129. By the 1850 census, it had dropped to 18. By
1860, there were only 8 black residents of Marion
County, all of whom had the same surname.