Haskell County, Kansas

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Haskell County, Kansas
Map
Location in the state of Kansas
Kansas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	March 23, 1887
Seat	Sublette
Area - Total - Land - Water	578 sq mi (1,496 km²) 577 sq mi (1,495 km²) 0 sq mi (1 km²), 0.06%
Population^Est. - (2006) - Density	4,171 7.2/sq mi (2.8/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: www.haskellcounty.org
Named for: Dudley C. Haskell

Haskell County (county code HS) is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was estimated to be 4,171 in the year 2006.^[1] Its county seat and most populous city is Sublette.^[2]

1 Law and government
2 History
3 Geography
- 3.1 Adjacent counties
4 Demographics
5 Cities and towns
- 5.1 Incorporated cities
6 Townships
7 Education
- 7.1 Unified school districts
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
- 10.1 Official sites
- 10.2 Additional information

[edit] Law and government

Although the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Haskell County has remained a prohibition, or "dry", county.^[3]

[edit] History

Scholar John Barry has proposed that Haskell County was the location of the first outbreak of the Spanish flu of 1918, which may have killed as many as 100,000,000 people.^[4]

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 578 square miles (1,496 km²), of which 577 square miles (1,495 km²) is land and 0 square miles (1 km²), or 0.06%, is water.^[5]

[edit] Adjacent counties

Finney County (north)
Gray County (east)
Meade County (southeast)
Seward County (south)
Stevens County (southwest)
Grant County (west)
Kearny County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

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%

Haskell County's population was estimated to be 4,171 in the year 2006, a decrease of 135, or -3.1%, over the previous six years.^[1]

As of the U.S. Census in 2000,^[5] there were 4,307 people, 1,481 households, and 1,153 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 1,639 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 85.07% White, 0.63% Asian, 0.58% Native American, 0.19% Black or African American, 11.45% from other races, and 2.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.57% of the population.

Population pyramid

There were 1,481 households out of which 43.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.40% were married couples living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.10% were non-families. 20.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the county the population was spread out with 32.90% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 103.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,634, and the median income for a family was $43,354. Males had a median income of $31,296 versus $22,857 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,349. About 8.00% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.40% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

Map of Haskell County (map legend)

[edit] Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

Sublette, 1,592 (county seat)
Satanta, 1,196

[edit] Townships

Haskell County is divided into three townships. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Township	FIPS	Population	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Dudley	18825	1,814	4 (9)	499 (193)	0 (0)	0.03%	37°30′40″N, 101°0′28″W
Haskell	30625	1,971	4 (10)	498 (192)	0 (0)	0.07%	37°32′25″N, 100°51′43″W
Lockport	41675	522	1 (3)	498 (192)	0 (0)	0.09%	37°34′19″N, 100°43′11″W
Sources: Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files. U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division.

Satellite image of circular crop fields in Haskell County in late June 2001. Healthy, growing crops are green. Corn would be growing into leafy stalks by then. Sorghum, which resembles corn, grows more slowly and would be much smaller and therefore, possibly paler. Wheat is a brilliant gold as harvest occurs in June. Fields of brown have been recently harvested and plowed under or lie fallow for the year. U.S. Route 56 crosses the scene, passing the cities of Sublette (lower left) and Copeland (upper right).