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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.

New Brighton

Minnesota

Basic Information

Type of Place
Suburb
Metro Area
Politics c. 1860?
Don’t Know
Unions, Organized Labor?
Don’t Know

Sundown Town Status

Sundown Town in the Past?
Don’t Know
Was there an ordinance?
Don't Know
Sign?
Don’t Know
Year of Greatest Interest
1940
Still Sundown?
Don’t Know

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
1940 658
1950 2218 0
1960 6448 0
1970 19507 24
1980 23260 100
1990 21,169 169 30
2000
2010 21456 1425
2020

Method of Exclusion

  • Unknown

Main Ethnic Group(s)

  • Unknown

Group(s) Excluded

  • Unknown

Comments

Sounded a siren on its water tower at 6PM and 9PM.
Not known if sundown.

Most have indicated that the New Brighton siren didn’t have anything to do with race; rather, it was a work time siren.