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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.

Seymour

Connecticut

Basic Information

Type of Place
Independent City or Town
Metro Area
Politics c. 1860?
Don’t Know
Unions, Organized Labor?
Don’t Know

Sundown Town Status

Sundown Town in the Past?
Possible
Was there an ordinance?
Don't Know
Sign?
Don’t Know
Year of Greatest Interest
Still Sundown?
Don’t Know

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 6,754 6
1950
1960
1970 12,776 41
1980
1990
2000
2010 6,540 522
2020

Method of Exclusion

Main Ethnic Group(s)

Group(s) Excluded

Comments

Email from Feb. 2015: “Seymour has about 4 black people, and all of them are under 18 and currently in abusive foster homes. I don’t know about the laws, I do know its not really safe here.”