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 Montana.
The city in Montana with the most number of Klaverns was Superior with 1 Klaverns. The city with the most number of Klaverns per capita was Superior with 0.0012 Klaverns. There were historically 12 Klaverns in Montana, across 12 places in Montana 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 Montana 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 Montana
1 Klaverns · #2 most historically racist in Montana
1 Klaverns · #3 most historically racist in Montana
1 Klaverns · #4 most historically racist in Montana
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1 Klaverns · #5 most historically racist in Montana
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1 Klaverns · #6 most historically racist in Montana
Located in
Yellowstone County, Montana
Laurel is a city in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. It is the third largest community in the Billings Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located in the Yellowstone Valley, as an east-west terminal division point of the Burlington-Northern Railroad. The population was 6,781 at the 2010 census.
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1 Klaverns · #7 most historically racist in Montana
Located in
Park County, Montana
Livingston is a city and the county seat of Park County, Montana, United States. Livingston is located in southwestern Montana, on the Yellowstone River, north of Yellowstone National Park. The population was 7,044 at the 2010 census.
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1 Klaverns · #8 most historically racist in Montana
Miles City is a city in and the county seat of Custer County, Montana, United States. The population was 8,410 at the 2010 census.
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1 Klaverns · #9 most historically racist in Montana
Located in
Hill County, Montana
Havre is the county seat and largest town in Hill County, Montana, in the United States. It is said to be named after the city of Le Havre in France. As of the 2010 census the population was 9,310, and in 2016 the estimated population was 9,846.
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1 Klaverns · #10 most historically racist in Montana
Located in
Gallatin County, Montana
Bozeman is a city in and the seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States. Located in southwest Montana, the 2010 census put Bozeman’s population at 37,280 and by 2016 the population rose to 45,250, making it the fourth largest city in Montana. It is the principal city of the Bozeman, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area, consisting of all of Gallatin County with a population of 97,304. It is the largest Micropolitan Statistical Area in Montana and is the third largest of all of Montana-s statistical areas.
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Where Montana’s historic Klaverns were
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Methodology: How We Measured The Most Historically Racist Places In The Treasure 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 Montana
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| Rank | City | Population | Klaverns | Klaverns /100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Superior | 864 | 1 | 116 |
| 2 | Harlowton | 926 | 1 | 108 |
| 3 | Red Lodge | 2,337 | 1 | 43 |
| 4 | Glasgow | 3,327 | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | Polson | 4,580 | 1 | 22 |
| 6 | Laurel | 6,887 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Livingston | 7,086 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Miles City | 8,553 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Havre | 9,668 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Bozeman | 39,123 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Great Falls | 59,017 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Billings | 106,979 | 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 Montana
When you’re looking at the places in Montana with the highest number of historical KKK Klaverns per capita, this is an accurate list.
Below is a chart that lists all cities in Montana with at least one KKK organization from 1915-1940.
The cities with the largest number of KKK Klaverns per capita were Superior, Harlowton, Red Lodge, Glasgow, Polson, Laurel, Livingston, Miles City, Havre, and Bozeman.
