West Virginia
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?
- Possible
- Was there an ordinance?
- Sign?
- Year of Greatest Interest
- Still Sundown?
- Don’t Know
Census Information
| Total | White | Black | Asian | Native | Hispanic | Other | BHshld | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | ||||||||
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| 1890 | ||||||||
| 1900 | 825 | 0 | ||||||
| 1910 | ||||||||
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| 1930 | ||||||||
| 1940 | 2201 | 0 | ||||||
| 1950 | ||||||||
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| 1990 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 2017 | 1 | ||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||
| 2020 |
Method of Exclusion
Main Ethnic Group(s)
Group(s) Excluded
- Black
Comments
A longtime resident said, through email, “I know that growing up we did not have any blacks in the entire county (Pleasants) and that whenever there were any that tried to move in, they were apparently informed they were not welcome, and left shortly after arriving. I remember being aware that blacks were not welcome…”