Haskell County, Kansas
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| Haskell County, Kansas | |
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 Location in the state of Kansas |
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 Kansas's location in the USA |
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| Founded | March 23, 1887 |
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| 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 - (2005) - Density |
4,232 7.3/sq mi (2.8/km²) |
| Time zone | Central : UTC-6/-5 |
Haskell County (standard abbreviation: HS) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 4,307. The largest city and county seat is Sublette.
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[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.[1]
[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,496 km² (578 mi²). 1,495 km² (577 mi²) of it is land and 1 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.06%) is water.
[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 | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 1,077 |
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| 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 4,232 in the year 2005, a decrease of 74, or -1.7%, over the previous five years.[2]
As of the U.S. Census in 2000,GR2 there were 4,307 people, 1,481 households, and 1,153 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/km² (8/mi²). There were 1,639 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 85.07% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 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.
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
[edit] Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
[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 center |
Population | Population density /km² (/mi²) |
Land area km² (mi²) |
Water area km² (mi²) |
Water % | Geographic coordinates |
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| Dudley | 18825 | 1,814 | 4 (9) | 499 (193) | 0 (0) | 0.03% | ||
| Haskell | 30625 | 1,971 | 4 (10) | 498 (192) | 0 (0) | 0.07% | ||
| Lockport | 41675 | 522 | 1 (3) | 498 (192) | 0 (0) | 0.09% |
[edit] Education
[edit] Unified school districts
- Sublette USD 374
- Santanta USD 507
[edit] See also
Information on this and other counties in Kansas
- List of counties in Kansas
- List of Kansas county name etymologies
- Kansas locations by per capita income
Other information for Kansas
- List of cities in Kansas
- List of unified school districts in Kansas
- List of colleges and universities in Kansas
[edit] External links
- General county information
- County Level Data
