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
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| 1950 | 1368 | 0 | ||||||
| 1960 | 1687 | 0 | ||||||
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Method of Exclusion
- Unknown
Main Ethnic Group(s)
- German Protestant
- German Catholic
Group(s) Excluded
- Black
Comments
Testimony of a former resident:
“I’m from a small town in east central Ohio called Strasburg. It’s in Tuscarawas County, population approximately 2,000. Until recently (sometime during the 1990s), the town was most definitely all white. I am not aware of any “official” policies that contributed to it, but I know that the town has never been non white friendly. The recent influx of latino migrant workers and some African Americans has caused quite a stir amongst long standing white townsfolk. There have been no major race related incidents to my knowledge, but there does exist an undercurrent of tension.
Also, there are quite possibly numerous other towns in Tuscarawas County and surrounding counties that, historically, have been all white. The area was originally settled primarily by Swiss, Amish, German, and Italian immigrants. Even today, the counties of Tuscarawas, Holmes, and Wayne are considered “Amish country”–home to the largest concentration of Amish and Mennonites in the world, and now a major tourist attraction.
In particular, the town of Berlin in Holmes County (pronounced BER lin, with the emphasis on the first syllable!) is somewhat nationally recognized because it once had a succesful Black basketball coach at the high school (Highland High School)–an all white school comprised of many Mennonite students that is renowned for its BB program. His story was covered nationally because he was so well known and liked in the community, then became ill with cancer and died at a young age (a few years back). His story was covered in Sports Illustrated, and there is a movie being done, as well, by a famous film producer (someone like Jerry Bruckheimer or Brian Glazer).