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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.

Whitewater

Wisconsin

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?
Surely Not

Census Information

The available census data from 1860 to the present
Total White Black Asian Native Hispanic Other BHshld
1860 2731 19
1870 4285 17
1880
1890 4359 15
1900 3405 8
1910 3224 2
1920 3215 1
1930 3465 1
1940 3689 0
1950 5101 1
1960 6380 0
1970 12038 84
1980 11520 206
1990 12636 304
2000
2010 14,390 623
2020

Method of Exclusion

  • Unknown

Main Ethnic Group(s)

  • Unknown

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

There is an oral tradition that suggests that black people were not allowed overnight in town.

Before 1956, a white waitress quit after being instructed not to serve a black patron.