We analyzed research using Saturday Night Science from 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 Arizona.
The city in Arizona with the most number of Klaverns was Douglas with 2 Klaverns. The city with the most number of Klaverns per capita was Hayden with 0.0016 Klaverns. There were historically 13 Klaverns in Arizona, across 12 places in Arizona 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 Arizona 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.
1 Klaverns · #1 most historically racist in Arizona
1 Klaverns · #2 most historically racist in Arizona
1 Klaverns · #3 most historically racist in Arizona
1 Klaverns · #4 most historically racist in Arizona
1 Klaverns · #5 most historically racist in Arizona
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1 Klaverns · #6 most historically racist in Arizona
Bisbee is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, 92 miles southeast of Tucson. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city was 5,575. The city is the county seat of Cochise County.
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2 Klaverns · #7 most historically racist in Arizona
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Cochise County, Arizona
Douglas is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States that lies in the north-west to south-east running San Bernardino Valley within which runs the Rio San Bernardino. Douglas has a border crossing with Mexico at Agua Prieta and a history of mining.
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1 Klaverns · #8 most historically racist in Arizona
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Navajo County, Arizona
Winslow is a city in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 9,655.
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1 Klaverns · #9 most historically racist in Arizona
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Yavapai County, Arizona
Prescott is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 39,843. The city is the county seat of Yavapai County. In 1864 Prescott was designated as the capital of the Arizona Territory, replacing the temporary capital at Fort Whipple. The Territorial Capital was moved to Tucson in 1867. Prescott again became the Territorial Capital in 1877, until Phoenix became the capital in 1889.
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1 Klaverns · #10 most historically racist in Arizona
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Yuma County, Arizona
Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is located in the southwestern corner of the state, and the population of the city was 93,064 at the 2010 census, up from the 2000 census population of 77,515.
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Where Arizona’s historic Klaverns were
Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How We Measured The Most Historically Racist Places In The Grand Canyon 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.
- Number of historic KKK Klaverns (1915-1940) per current resident
Using Saturday Night Science, we analyzed the locations of historic KKK organizations per capita using current population data.
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Cities With Historically High KKK Membership In Arizona
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Source: VCU Mapping the Klan, 1915-1940; current population data. 12 cities with at least one Klavern.
Summary
There You Have It – The Most Historically Racist Cities In Arizona
When you’re looking at the places in Arizona with the highest number of historical KKK Klaverns per capita, this is an accurate list.
Below is a chart that lists all cities in Arizona with at least one KKK organization from 1915-1940.
The cities with the largest number of KKK Klaverns per capita were Hayden, Tombstone, Miami, Ajo, Benson, Bisbee, Douglas, Winslow, Prescott, and Yuma.
