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?
- Surely
- Was there an ordinance?
- Yes, Strong Oral Tradition
- Sign?
- Yes, Strong Oral Tradition
- Year of Greatest Interest
- Still Sundown?
- Probably
Census Information
| Total | White | Black | Asian | Native | Hispanic | Other | BHshld | |
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| 1950 | 2612 | 2 | ||||||
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| 2000 | 5138 | 4 | ||||||
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| 2020 |
Method of Exclusion
- Threat of Violence
- Violence Towards Newcomers
- Reputation
Main Ethnic Group(s)
Group(s) Excluded
Comments
Many town residents have confirmed that the town was indeed sundown, and there were window signs up that were intended more to “ease whites.”