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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.

Holy City

California

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?
Surely
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
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Method of Exclusion

  • Unknown

Main Ethnic Group(s)

  • Unknown

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black
  • Asian
  • Native American
  • Hispanic
  • Jewish
  • Asian Indian

Comments

Located between Santa Cruz and San Jose, Holy
City was founded in 1920 as a religious community for
whites only. The town was named so “because of the
principles revealed for an indisputable solution for the
economic, racial, and spiritual problems of this world.”
With only one permanent resident, it is now a ghost
town and census information is unavailable.