Illinois
Basic Information
- Type of Place
- Independent City or Town
- Metro Area
- St. Louis
- Politics c. 1860?
- Unions, Organized Labor?
Sundown Town Status
- Sundown Town in the Past?
- Possible
- Was there an ordinance?
- Perhaps, Some Oral Evidence
- Sign?
- Yes, Strong Oral Tradition
- Year of Greatest Interest
- 1910
- Still Sundown?
- Probably Not, Although Still Very Few Black People
Census Information
| Total | White | Black | Asian | Native | Hispanic | Other | BHshld | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | ||||||||
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| 1890 | ||||||||
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| 1910 | ||||||||
| 1920 | ||||||||
| 1930 | 3033 | 0 | ||||||
| 1940 | ||||||||
| 1950 | 2821 | 0 | ||||||
| 1960 | ||||||||
| 1970 | 4546 | 0 | ||||||
| 1980 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 5072 | |||||||
| 2000 | 7614 | 7521 | 1 | |||||
| 2010 | 9811 | 9609 | 13 | 4 | ||||
| 2020 |
Method of Exclusion
Main Ethnic Group(s)
- German Protestant
- German Catholic
Group(s) Excluded
- Black
Comments
According to a local historian and life long resident of Columbia and Waterloo, there was a sign between the two towns saying black people are not allowed in Monroe County after sundown. He says it likely ended around WWII.