Haskell County, Kansas
Haskell County (county code HS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 4,256 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Sublette. Sublette is also the biggest city in Haskell County.[2]
| Haskell County, Kansas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | March 23, 1887 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Sublette |
| Largest City | Sublette |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
578 sq mi (1,497 km²) 578 sq mi (1,497 km²) 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), 0.06% |
| PopulationEst. - (2016) - Density |
4,006 7.4/sq mi (3/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: Dudley Haskell | |
History
Haskell County was created in 1887.[3] It was named for Dudley C. Haskell, a former member of Congress.[4]
John M. Barry concluded that Haskell County was the where the first case of the 1918 flu pandemic (nicknamed "Spanish flu") happened, which killed between 21 and 100 million people.[5]
The railroad and the development of oil and gas fields in the 1930s helped the economy of the area a lot. This helped overcome the "dust bowl" of that period.[6] Haskell County was one of the hardest hit counties in the Midwest during the drought of 1930-1937.
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 578 square miles (1,500 km2). Of that, 578 square miles (1,500 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (0.06%) is water.[7]
Haskell County is the flattest county in Kansas.[8]
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 1,077 | ||
| 1900 | 457 | −57.6% | |
| 1910 | 993 | 117.3% | |
| 1920 | 1,455 | 46.5% | |
| 1930 | 2,805 | 92.8% | |
| 1940 | 2,088 | −25.6% | |
| 1950 | 2,606 | 24.8% | |
| 1960 | 2,990 | 14.7% | |
| 1970 | 3,672 | 22.8% | |
| 1980 | 3,814 | 3.9% | |
| 1990 | 3,886 | 1.9% | |
| 2000 | 4,307 | 10.8% | |
| 2010 | 4,256 | −1.2% | |
| Est. 2016 | 4,006 | [9] | −7.0% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12] 1990-2000[13] 2010-2016[1] | |||
Government
Presidential elections
Haskell County is very Republican. However, in 2016, the Democratic candidate (Hillary Clinton) got a higher share of the county's vote than Barack Obama did in 2012. The last time Haskell County was won by a democratic candidate was 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
Cities
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 826.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 152.
- ↑ Barry, John. The site of origin of the 1918 influenza pandemic and its public health implications, Journal of Translational Medicine, 2:3. Accessed 2007-08-26.
- ↑ Haskell County, Kansas, Kansapedia
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ Brackman, Barbara (1997). Kansas Trivia. Thomas Nelson Inc. p. 12.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS
Other websites
- County
- Maps