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

RankCityPopulationKlansKlans Per Capita
1Bedias, TX31510.0031746
2Blackwell, TX36610.00273224
3Iredell, TX36810.00271739
4Bayside, TX41910.00238663
5Damon, TX47710.00209644
6Gustine, TX49010.00204082
7Winters, TX2,53240.00157978
8Como, TX66710.00149925
9Joaquin, TX78110.00128041
10Throckmorton, TX79610.00125628
11Celeste, TX84510.00118343
12Bremond, TX95410.00104822
13Deweyville, TX1,09110.00091659
14Hemphill, TX1,24810.00080128
15Cross Plains, TX1,36010.00073529
16Rosebud, TX1,37710.00072622
17Edgewood, TX1,43410.00069735
18Timpson, TX1,46210.00068399
19Groveton, TX1,57510.00063492
20Sour Lake, TX1,59810.00062578
21Meridian, TX1,69210.00059102
22Wolfe City, TX1,79510.0005571
23Italy, TX1,88810.00052966
24Honey Grove, TX1,99110.00050226
25Memphis, TX2,06910.00048333
26Anson, TX2,06910.00048333
27Merkel, TX2,60110.00038447
28Electra, TX2,76410.00036179
29Shepherd, TX3,00610.00033267
30Grand Saline, TX3,10910.00032165
31Bishop, TX3,16210.00031626
32Farmersville, TX3,39310.00029472
33Wills Point, TX3,52710.00028353
34Teague, TX3,55110.00028161
35Eagle Lake, TX3,61110.00027693
36Dublin, TX3,65810.00027337
37Smithville, TX3,89010.00025707
38Eastland, TX3,91910.00025517
39Bellville, TX4,14210.00024143
40Jacksboro, TX4,48110.00022316
41Mineola, TX4,51410.00022153
42Brookshire, TX4,80410.00020816
43Mathis, TX4,97110.00020117
44Mcgregor, TX5,04110.00019837
45Bowie, TX5,19510.00019249
46Center, TX5,23910.00019088
47Rockdale, TX5,50610.00018162
48Yoakum, TX5,54010.00018051
49Luling, TX5,56910.00017957
50Rusk, TX5,57310.00017944
51Sinton, TX5,67810.00017612
52Marlin, TX5,86710.00017044
53Manor, TX5,93610.00016846
54Alpine, TX6,02610.00016595
55Willis, TX6,05210.00016523
56Slaton, TX6,10010.00016393
57Sealy, TX6,18110.00016179
58Silsbee, TX6,67610.00014979
59Crockett, TX6,70210.00014921
60Cuero, TX6,97910.00014329
61Gonzales, TX7,31710.00013667
62Dayton, TX7,35010.00013605
63Bastrop, TX7,46910.00013389
64Mexia, TX7,50210.0001333
65Cleveland, TX7,68410.00013014
66Jasper, TX7,68810.00013007
67Dalhart, TX8,15010.0001227
68Elgin, TX8,22410.0001216
69Aransas Pass, TX8,28710.00012067
70Commerce, TX8,34810.00011979
71Bonham, TX10,05919.941e-05
72Sweetwater, TX10,80919.252e-05
73Vernon, TX11,00519.087e-05
74Robstown, TX11,59918.621e-05
75Richmond, TX11,76918.497e-05
76Freeport, TX12,10818.259e-05
77Port Lavaca, TX12,28918.137e-05
78Lockhart, TX12,96617.712e-05
79Beeville, TX13,10217.632e-05
80Henderson, TX13,72317.287e-05
81Canyon, TX13,88217.204e-05
82Taylor, TX16,00116.25e-05
83Gainesville, TX16,04016.234e-05
84Uvalde, TX16,09416.213e-05
85Terrell, TX16,14616.193e-05
86Mercedes, TX16,27116.146e-05
87Mineral Wells, TX16,59316.027e-05
88Palestine, TX18,61115.373e-05
89Ennis, TX18,67415.355e-05
90Orange, TX18,81015.316e-05
91Angleton, TX19,03415.254e-05
92Brownwood, TX19,10715.234e-05
93Belton, TX19,29215.183e-05
94Alice, TX19,35815.166e-05
95Plainview, TX21,95214.555e-05
96Denison, TX22,74514.397e-05
97Corsicana, TX23,96814.172e-05
98San Benito, TX24,44714.09e-05
99Alvin, TX24,93814.01e-05
100Paris, TX25,02313.996e-05
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