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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.

Peotone

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?
Don't Know
Sign?
Don’t Know
Year of Greatest Interest
Still Sundown?
Probably Not, Although Still Very Few Black People

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
1950
1960
1970 2345 2
1980
1990 2947 1
2000 3385 9
2010
2020

Method of Exclusion

Main Ethnic Group(s)

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black
  • Jewish

Comments

A source at Kankakee Community College stated in February of 2008, that it was sundown and also kept out Jews too.