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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.

Watkinsville

Georgia

Basic Information

Type of Place
Independent City or Town
Metro Area
Politics c. 1860?
Strongly Democratic
Unions, Organized Labor?
Don’t Know

Sundown Town Status

Sundown Town in the Past?
Don’t Know
Was there an ordinance?
Don't Know
Sign?
Don’t Know
Year of Greatest Interest
Still Sundown?
Surely Not

Census Information

The available census data from 1860 to the present
Total White Black Asian Native Hispanic Other BHshld
1860
1870 0
1880 3024
1890 7713 3832
1900
1910 11067 4719
1920
1930 8082
1940 6304
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990 1,600 160
2000
2010
2020

Method of Exclusion

  • Unknown

Main Ethnic Group(s)

  • Unknown

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

A Georgia Resident writes:
Anecdotally, “Several older African Americans have told me that nearby Watkinsville in Oconee County was literally a “sundown” town. But in fact now has a small black population.”

Note: pre-1990 Census data is for Oconee County.
In 1990 Watkinsville was no sundown town but was 10% black.