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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2000 | 2912 | 3 | ||||||
2010 | 3967 | 14 | ||||||
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Method of Exclusion
- Violence Towards Newcomers
Main Ethnic Group(s)
Group(s) Excluded
- Black
Comments
According to eyewitnesses, a white couple with a mixed race child received hostility when trying to buy a home in St. Joseph. The family chose another location.