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
- Still Sundown?
- Probably
Census Information
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| 1990 | 647 | |||||||
| 2000 | 738 | 735 | 0 | |||||
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| 2020 |
Method of Exclusion
- Reputation
Main Ethnic Group(s)
Group(s) Excluded
- Black
Comments
According to many Niantic residents (and former residents), there was a sundown rule in the town. Many residents explained that while the railroad was being built in town, the African Americans had to pull their train car out of the city limits because they were not allowed in the city overnight.