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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.

Caneyville

Kentucky

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?
Sign?
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
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960 0
1970
1980 0
1990
2000 627 1 1 0
2010 608 5 2 0
2020

Method of Exclusion

Main Ethnic Group(s)

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

Email testimony from 02/2014:
“Caneyville, Kentucky should be added to the list. Small south central Kentucky town of about 700 people. Cannot confirm but supposedly still a secret no blacks after dark rule still applies. No black will want to stop there for gas etc. I can guarantee.”