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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.

River Hills

Wisconsin

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?
Surely Not

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 541 1
1950
1960 1,257 7
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010 1,597 106
2020

Method of Exclusion

Main Ethnic Group(s)

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black
  • Jewish

Comments

An informant reported, by email, “River Hills Wisconsin (suburb of Milwaukee) kept Jews out by an ordinance that allowed ownership to persons defined in such a way that Jews would not be entitled to own property there. Several decades ago these ordinances were ruled to be unconstitutional as depriving citizens of equal protection, and since that time Jews have lived there.”