Cities In Texas With The Most Historic KKK Members


The cities in Texas with the most historic KKK members are Bedias and Blackwell for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Historical KKK locations in Texas 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 Texas.

  • The city in Texas with the most number of Klaverns was Winters with 4 Klaverns.
  • The city in Texas with the most number of Klaverns per capita was Bedias with 0.0032 Klaverns.
  • There were historically 148 Klaverns in Texas.
  • There were a total of 135 places in Texas 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 Texas 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 Texas 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 Texas

  1. Bedias
  2. Blackwell
  3. Iredell
  4. Bayside
  5. Damon
  6. Gustine
  7. Winters
  8. Como
  9. Joaquin
  10. Throckmorton

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 Lone Star 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 Texas

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

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

The cities with the largest number of KKK klaverns per capita were Bedias, Blackwell, Iredell, Bayside, Damon, Gustine, Winters, Como, Joaquin, and Throckmorton.

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Cities With Hisoritcally High KKK Membership In Texas

Rank City Population Klans Klans Per Capita
1 Bedias, TX 315 1 0.0031746
2 Blackwell, TX 366 1 0.00273224
3 Iredell, TX 368 1 0.00271739
4 Bayside, TX 419 1 0.00238663
5 Damon, TX 477 1 0.00209644
6 Gustine, TX 490 1 0.00204082
7 Winters, TX 2,532 4 0.00157978
8 Como, TX 667 1 0.00149925
9 Joaquin, TX 781 1 0.00128041
10 Throckmorton, TX 796 1 0.00125628
11 Celeste, TX 845 1 0.00118343
12 Bremond, TX 954 1 0.00104822
13 Deweyville, TX 1,091 1 0.00091659
14 Hemphill, TX 1,248 1 0.00080128
15 Cross Plains, TX 1,360 1 0.00073529
16 Rosebud, TX 1,377 1 0.00072622
17 Edgewood, TX 1,434 1 0.00069735
18 Timpson, TX 1,462 1 0.00068399
19 Groveton, TX 1,575 1 0.00063492
20 Sour Lake, TX 1,598 1 0.00062578
21 Meridian, TX 1,692 1 0.00059102
22 Wolfe City, TX 1,795 1 0.0005571
23 Italy, TX 1,888 1 0.00052966
24 Honey Grove, TX 1,991 1 0.00050226
25 Memphis, TX 2,069 1 0.00048333
26 Anson, TX 2,069 1 0.00048333
27 Merkel, TX 2,601 1 0.00038447
28 Electra, TX 2,764 1 0.00036179
29 Shepherd, TX 3,006 1 0.00033267
30 Grand Saline, TX 3,109 1 0.00032165
31 Bishop, TX 3,162 1 0.00031626
32 Farmersville, TX 3,393 1 0.00029472
33 Wills Point, TX 3,527 1 0.00028353
34 Teague, TX 3,551 1 0.00028161
35 Eagle Lake, TX 3,611 1 0.00027693
36 Dublin, TX 3,658 1 0.00027337
37 Smithville, TX 3,890 1 0.00025707
38 Eastland, TX 3,919 1 0.00025517
39 Bellville, TX 4,142 1 0.00024143
40 Jacksboro, TX 4,481 1 0.00022316
41 Mineola, TX 4,514 1 0.00022153
42 Brookshire, TX 4,804 1 0.00020816
43 Mathis, TX 4,971 1 0.00020117
44 Mcgregor, TX 5,041 1 0.00019837
45 Bowie, TX 5,195 1 0.00019249
46 Center, TX 5,239 1 0.00019088
47 Rockdale, TX 5,506 1 0.00018162
48 Yoakum, TX 5,540 1 0.00018051
49 Luling, TX 5,569 1 0.00017957
50 Rusk, TX 5,573 1 0.00017944
51 Sinton, TX 5,678 1 0.00017612
52 Marlin, TX 5,867 1 0.00017044
53 Manor, TX 5,936 1 0.00016846
54 Alpine, TX 6,026 1 0.00016595
55 Willis, TX 6,052 1 0.00016523
56 Slaton, TX 6,100 1 0.00016393
57 Sealy, TX 6,181 1 0.00016179
58 Silsbee, TX 6,676 1 0.00014979
59 Crockett, TX 6,702 1 0.00014921
60 Cuero, TX 6,979 1 0.00014329
61 Gonzales, TX 7,317 1 0.00013667
62 Dayton, TX 7,350 1 0.00013605
63 Bastrop, TX 7,469 1 0.00013389
64 Mexia, TX 7,502 1 0.0001333
65 Cleveland, TX 7,684 1 0.00013014
66 Jasper, TX 7,688 1 0.00013007
67 Dalhart, TX 8,150 1 0.0001227
68 Elgin, TX 8,224 1 0.0001216
69 Aransas Pass, TX 8,287 1 0.00012067
70 Commerce, TX 8,348 1 0.00011979
71 Bonham, TX 10,059 1 9.941e-05
72 Sweetwater, TX 10,809 1 9.252e-05
73 Vernon, TX 11,005 1 9.087e-05
74 Robstown, TX 11,599 1 8.621e-05
75 Richmond, TX 11,769 1 8.497e-05
76 Freeport, TX 12,108 1 8.259e-05
77 Port Lavaca, TX 12,289 1 8.137e-05
78 Lockhart, TX 12,966 1 7.712e-05
79 Beeville, TX 13,102 1 7.632e-05
80 Henderson, TX 13,723 1 7.287e-05
81 Canyon, TX 13,882 1 7.204e-05
82 Taylor, TX 16,001 1 6.25e-05
83 Gainesville, TX 16,040 1 6.234e-05
84 Uvalde, TX 16,094 1 6.213e-05
85 Terrell, TX 16,146 1 6.193e-05
86 Mercedes, TX 16,271 1 6.146e-05
87 Mineral Wells, TX 16,593 1 6.027e-05
88 Palestine, TX 18,611 1 5.373e-05
89 Ennis, TX 18,674 1 5.355e-05
90 Orange, TX 18,810 1 5.316e-05
91 Angleton, TX 19,034 1 5.254e-05
92 Brownwood, TX 19,107 1 5.234e-05
93 Belton, TX 19,292 1 5.183e-05
94 Alice, TX 19,358 1 5.166e-05
95 Plainview, TX 21,952 1 4.555e-05
96 Denison, TX 22,745 1 4.397e-05
97 Corsicana, TX 23,968 1 4.172e-05
98 San Benito, TX 24,447 1 4.09e-05
99 Alvin, TX 24,938 1 4.01e-05
100 Paris, TX 25,023 1 3.996e-05
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