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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.

Marion County

Arkansas

Basic Information

Type of Place
County
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 10,390 32
1900 11,377 38
1910 10,203 0
1920 10,154 0
1930 8,876 1
1940 9,464 0
1950 8,609 0
1960 6,041 1
1970
1980
1990 12,001 6
2000 16,140 20 2
2010
2020

Method of Exclusion

  • Unknown

Main Ethnic Group(s)

  • Unknown

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

In 1840, the free black population of Marion County
was 129. By the 1850 census, it had dropped to 18. By
1860, there were only 8 black residents of Marion
County, all of whom had the same surname.