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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| 1990 | 613 | 0 | ||||||
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| 2020 | 607 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 20 |
Method of Exclusion
Main Ethnic Group(s)
Group(s) Excluded
Comments
According to a resident who grew up in New Boston, which is in Mercer County, the city was sundown. According to the census, it appears to still be.