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James W. Loewen (1942-2021)

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Orchard Park

New York

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?
Possible
Was there an ordinance?
Don't Know
Sign?
Don’t Know
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
1970
1980
1990 3280 6 1
2000 3294 3216 15 32 7 29
2010
2020

Method of Exclusion

  • Unknown

Main Ethnic Group(s)

  • Unknown

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

email 4/2008
There are African-Americans in OP, but
many are players for the Buffalo Bills.

There are two places named Orchard Park in New York state, a town and a village (which is within the town).
This entry refers to the village.

Buffalo Resident:

%u201CI live in Buffalo, NY and I wanted to submit a
possible suggestion for a mostly white suburban
community: Orchard Park, NY.%u201D