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
Census Information
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| 1990 | 519 | 0 | ||||||
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| 2020 | 469 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
Method of Exclusion
Main Ethnic Group(s)
Group(s) Excluded
Comments
A former resident of San Jose confirmed that it was indeed a sundown town and also claimed there was a 6 o’clock whistle warning Blacks to leave in the P.M.