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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.

Chester

West Virginia

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?
Probable
Was there an ordinance?
Don't Know
Sign?
Don’t Know
Year of Greatest Interest
Still Sundown?
Probably

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 3184 11
1920 3283 11
1930 3701
1940
1950 3758 9
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000 2592 4
2010
2020

Method of Exclusion

  • Unknown

Main Ethnic Group(s)

  • English
  • Unknown

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

No clear reason is known why Chester has had such a small minority population. Interestingly, other towns nearby do not have the same situation. East Liverpool is across the Ohio River and Weirton is further down the Ohio, and both have large minority populations.