Cities In Indiana With The Most Historic KKK Members


The cities in Indiana with the most historic KKK members are San Pierre and Modoc for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Historical KKK locations in Indiana research summary. We analyzed research using Saturday Night Science from the Virginia Commonwealth University that mapped Klaverns by city from 1915-1940. This report analyzes the locations of historic KKK organizations to see where they were the most prevalent in Indiana.

  • The city in Indiana with the most number of Klaverns was Indianapolis with 4 Klaverns.
  • The city in Indiana with the most number of Klaverns per capita was San Pierre with 0.0111 Klaverns.
  • There were historically 64 Klaverns in Indiana.
  • There were a total of 51 places in Indiana with at least 1 Klavern during the period of reference.

Hate groups can be hard to measure because, typically, there’s no record of where they exist. But there is data on where there were distinct Klaverns of the Ku Klux Klan in each state. These cities have historically been the most racist in Indiana based on the number of KKK Klaverns.

This report does not speak to the current people who live there or the current state of the KKK in the same towns or areas.

Most Racist Cities In Indiana Map


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A quick history lesson on the KKK

What is the KKK? In a nutshell, the KKK was formed back in 1865, and there have been three separate movements, all three of which were supposedly ‘purification movements’ in America. The 1865-1870s movement sought to overthrow Republican state governments.

The second movement (1915 – 1944) saw millions of members of the KKK form, which was opposed to immigration into America, especially against Catholics and Jews.

The most memorable movement of the KKK started in the 1950s, which was involved in the Civil Rights movement and targeted the black population in America.

The number of active members of the KKK is much smaller these days.

The cities below are the places where there were Klans back in the day and where the number of Klans per the current population is high. This means the number of racist members of the community has historically been the highest, according to the math.

The 10 Most Historically Racist Places In Indiana

  1. San Pierre
  2. Modoc
  3. West Point
  4. Monroe
  5. Roanoke
  6. Fountain City
  7. Bainbridge
  8. Hartford City
  9. Odon
  10. Cambridge City

This report is an analysis of the locations of historic KKK organizations divided by the number of people who currently live there.

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Methodology: How We Measured The Most Historically Racist Places In The Hoosier State

While there are surveys and public polls on what places might be the most racist, we didn’t want to rely on speculation and opinion. Instead, we looked at the hard numbers from where KKK organizations have existed.

Specifically, we analyzed research out of Virginia Commonwealth University that mapped the Klans in each area and gave a history of their recruitment from 1915-1940.

Using Saturday Night Science, we analyzed the locations of historic KKK organizations per capita using current population data.

There You Have It – The Most Historically Racist Cities In Indiana

When you’re looking at the places in Indiana with the highest number of historical KKK Klaverns per capita, this is an accurate list.

Below is a chart that lists all cities in Indiana with at least one KKK organization from 1915-1940.

The cities with the largest number of KKK klaverns per capita were San Pierre, Modoc, West Point, Monroe, Roanoke, Fountain City, Bainbridge, Hartford City, Odon, and Cambridge City.

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Cities With Hisoritcally High KKK Membership In Indiana

Rank City Population Klans Klans Per Capita
1 San Pierre, IN 90 1 0.01111111
2 Modoc, IN 261 1 0.00383142
3 West Point, IN 655 1 0.00152672
4 Monroe, IN 717 1 0.0013947
5 Roanoke, IN 1,605 2 0.00124611
6 Fountain City, IN 815 1 0.00122699
7 Bainbridge, IN 885 1 0.00112994
8 Hartford City, IN 6,166 4 0.00064872
9 Odon, IN 1,565 1 0.00063898
10 Cambridge City, IN 1,871 1 0.00053447
11 Rockport, IN 2,279 1 0.00043879
12 Rockville, IN 2,587 1 0.00038655
13 Winamac, IN 2,627 1 0.00038066
14 Delphi, IN 2,787 1 0.00035881
15 Fortville, IN 4,055 1 0.00024661
16 Sullivan, IN 4,203 1 0.00023793
17 Clinton, IN 4,821 1 0.00020743
18 Plymouth, IN 10,048 2 0.00019904
19 Tipton, IN 5,288 1 0.00018911
20 Gas City, IN 6,093 1 0.00016412
21 Rochester, IN 6,151 1 0.00016258
22 Portland, IN 6,408 1 0.00015605
23 Elwood, IN 8,569 1 0.0001167
24 Logansport, IN 17,933 2 0.00011153
25 Bluffton, IN 9,621 1 0.00010394
26 Kendallville, IN 9,847 1 0.00010155
27 Wabash, IN 10,534 1 9.493e-05
28 Peru, IN 11,199 1 8.929e-05
29 Connersville, IN 13,267 1 7.537e-05
30 Bedford, IN 13,384 1 7.472e-05
31 Chesterton, IN 13,894 1 7.197e-05
32 Crown Point, IN 28,259 2 7.077e-05
33 Marion, IN 29,403 2 6.802e-05
34 Lebanon, IN 15,688 1 6.374e-05
35 Frankfort, IN 16,488 1 6.065e-05
36 New Castle, IN 17,859 1 5.599e-05
37 Kokomo, IN 56,958 2 3.511e-05
38 Michigan City, IN 31,369 1 3.188e-05
39 Richmond, IN 36,527 1 2.738e-05
40 Columbus, IN 45,522 1 2.197e-05
41 Jeffersonville, IN 45,869 1 2.18e-05
42 Mishawaka, IN 48,120 1 2.078e-05
43 South Bend, IN 100,422 2 1.992e-05
44 Anderson, IN 55,789 1 1.792e-05
45 Noblesville, IN 56,576 1 1.768e-05
46 Terre Haute, IN 61,040 1 1.638e-05
47 Lafayette, IN 69,982 1 1.429e-05
48 Muncie, IN 70,035 1 1.428e-05
49 Hammond, IN 79,585 1 1.257e-05
50 Evansville, IN 120,220 1 8.32e-06
51 Indianapolis, IN 835,097 4 4.79e-06
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