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
- Still Sundown?
- Surely Not
Census Information
| Total | White | Black | Asian | Native | Hispanic | Other | BHshld | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | ||||||||
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| 1880 | ||||||||
| 1890 | 3 | |||||||
| 1900 | 3774 | 3771 | 3 | |||||
| 1910 | ||||||||
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| 1980 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 11,851 | |||||||
| 2000 | 12,384 | 12,110 | 44 | |||||
| 2010 | 12328 | 47 | 18 | |||||
| 2020 |
Method of Exclusion
- Threat of Violence
- Police or Other Official Action
- Reputation
Main Ethnic Group(s)
Group(s) Excluded
- Black
Comments
There is a bus and train station in Effingham that were the only places in town that African Americans were allowed to go when travelling through. They were not allowed to leave the station and the police monitored constantly to ensure it. Very strong reputation of being unfriendly to Blacks.