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.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 76.8% 1,040 | 18.1% 245 | 5.1% 69 |
| 2012 | 83.0% 1,159 | 15.4% 215 | 1.6% 22 |
| 2008 | 81.3% 1,277 | 17.7% 278 | 1.0% 15 |
| 2004 | 84.8% 1,356 | 14.2% 227 | 1.0% 16 |
| 2000 | 81.9% 1,323 | 16.3% 263 | 1.9% 30 |
| 1996 | 73.6% 1,143 | 19.6% 304 | 6.9% 107 |
| 1992 | 56.0% 1,023 | 18.4% 336 | 25.6% 467 |
| 1988 | 67.4% 964 | 29.9% 427 | 2.7% 39 |
| 1984 | 79.3% 1,152 | 19.5% 283 | 1.2% 17 |
| 1980 | 67.7% 1,014 | 25.0% 374 | 7.4% 111 |
| 1976 | 52.0% 761 | 46.2% 676 | 1.8% 27 |
| 1972 | 71.6% 1,036 | 26.5% 383 | 2.0% 29 |
| 1968 | 54.2% 762 | 33.8% 476 | 12.0% 169 |
| 1964 | 40.5% 570 | 58.2% 820 | 1.4% 19 |
| 1960 | 64.2% 853 | 35.5% 471 | 0.3% 4 |
| 1956 | 70.5% 829 | 29.0% 341 | 0.5% 6 |
| 1952 | 74.3% 870 | 24.2% 283 | 1.5% 18 |
| 1948 | 54.7% 592 | 43.0% 466 | 2.3% 25 |
| 1944 | 59.9% 520 | 39.4% 342 | 0.7% 6 |
| 1940 | 58.5% 607 | 40.9% 425 | 0.6% 6 |
| 1936 | 41.4% 442 | 58.6% 626 | 0.1% 1 |
| 1932 | 40.5% 456 | 56.8% 639 | 2.8% 31 |
| 1928 | 73.4% 646 | 25.2% 222 | 1.4% 12 |
| 1924 | 65.1% 493 | 22.1% 167 | 12.8% 97 |
| 1920 | 69.6% 444 | 23.5% 150 | 6.9% 44 |
| 1916 | 36.2% 248 | 51.0% 349 | 12.9% 88 |
| 1912 | 25.4% 61 | 41.7% 100 | 32.9% 79 |
| 1908 | 48.7% 172 | 39.4% 139 | 11.9% 42 |
| 1904 | 69.8% 120 | 26.7% 46 | 3.5% 6 |
| 1900 | 64.2% 79 | 35.8% 44 | 0.0% 0 |
| 1896 | 58.7% 81 | 39.1% 54 | 2.2% 3 |
| 1892 | 61.5% 177 | 38.5% 111 | |
| 1888 | 55.0% 291 | 37.2% 197 | 7.8% 41 |
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
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