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 Connecticut.
The city in Connecticut with the most number of Klaverns was New Haven with 2 Klaverns. The city with the most number of Klaverns per capita was Brooklyn with 0.0011 Klaverns. There were historically 13 Klaverns in Connecticut, across 12 places in Connecticut 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 Connecticut 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 Connecticut
1 Klaverns · #2 most historically racist in Connecticut
1 Klaverns · #3 most historically racist in Connecticut
Located in
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. The largest town on Connecticut’s Gold Coast, it is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut as well as the six-state region of New England. It takes roughly 40-50 minutes by train from Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan. CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Greenwich 12th on its list of the “100 Best Places to Live in the United States” in 2005. The town is named after Greenwich, a borough of London in the United Kingdom.
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1 Klaverns · #4 most historically racist in Connecticut
Located in
New London County, Connecticut
New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States. It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, Southeastern Connecticut.
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1 Klaverns · #5 most historically racist in Connecticut
Located in
New Haven County, Connecticut
Meriden is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located halfway between the regional cities of New Haven and Hartford. In 2010, the population of the city was 60,868.
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2 Klaverns · #6 most historically racist in Connecticut
Located in
New Haven County, Connecticut
New Haven, in the U.S. state of Connecticut, is the principal municipality in Greater New Haven, which had a total population of 862,477 in 2010. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut, and is part of the New York metropolitan area. It is the second-largest city in Connecticut, with a population of 129,779 people as of the 2010 United States Census. According to a census of 1 July 2012, by the Census Bureau, the city had a population of 130,741.
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1 Klaverns · #7 most historically racist in Connecticut
Located in
Hartford County, Connecticut
New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located approximately 9 miles southwest of Hartford. According to 2010 Census, the population of the city is 73,206.
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1 Klaverns · #8 most historically racist in Connecticut
Located in
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Danbury is a city in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located along the Still River approximately 70 miles northeast of New York’s city center. Danbury’s population at the 2010 census was 80,893. Danbury is the fourth most populous city in Fairfield County, and seventh among Connecticut cities. The city is within the New York combined statistical area and Bridgeport metropolitan area.
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1 Klaverns · #9 most historically racist in Connecticut
Located in
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Norwalk, is a U.S city located in southwestern Connecticut, in southern Fairfield County, on the northern shore of Long Island Sound. Norwalk is included statistically within both the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area as well as the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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1 Klaverns · #10 most historically racist in Connecticut
Located in
New Haven County, Connecticut
Waterbury is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut on the Naugatuck River, 33 miles southwest of Hartford and 77 miles northeast of New York City. Waterbury is in New Haven County, Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, Waterbury had a population of 110,366, making it the 10th largest city in the New York Metropolitan Area, 9th largest city in New England and the 5th largest city in Connecticut.
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Where Connecticut’s historic Klaverns were
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Methodology: How We Measured The Most Historically Racist Places In The Constitution 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 Connecticut
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| Rank | City | Population | Klaverns | Klaverns /100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooklyn | 889 | 1 | 112 |
| 2 | Canaan | 1,178 | 1 | 85 |
| 3 | Greenwich | 13,221 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | New London | 27,536 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Meriden | 60,616 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | New Haven | 130,553 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | New Britain | 73,095 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Danbury | 82,781 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Norwalk | 87,214 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Waterbury | 109,887 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Hartford | 125,211 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Bridgeport | 146,680 | 1 | 1 |
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 Connecticut
When you’re looking at the places in Connecticut with the highest number of historical KKK Klaverns per capita, this is an accurate list.
Below is a chart that lists all cities in Connecticut with at least one KKK organization from 1915-1940.
The cities with the largest number of KKK Klaverns per capita were Brooklyn, Canaan, Greenwich, New London, Meriden, New Haven, New Britain, Danbury, Norwalk, and Waterbury.
