Haskell County, Kansas

**Haskell County** (county code **HS**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 3,780 people lived there. Its county seat is Sublette. Sublette is also the biggest city in Haskell County.

## History

Haskell County was created in 1887. It was named for Dudley C. Haskell, a former member of Congress.

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.

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. 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 . Of that,  is land and  (0.06%) is water.

Haskell County is the flattest county in Kansas.

### 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|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**79.6%** _1,122_|style="text-align:center;"|19.0% _268_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.8%** _1,040_|style="text-align:center;"|18.1% _245_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.1% _69_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**83.0%** _1,159_|style="text-align:center;"|15.4% _215_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _22_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**81.3%** _1,277_|style="text-align:center;"|17.7% _278_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _15_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**84.8%** _1,356_|style="text-align:center;"|14.2% _227_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _16_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**81.9%** _1,323_|style="text-align:center;"|16.3% _263_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _30_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.6%** _1,143_|style="text-align:center;"|19.6% _304_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.9% _107_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.0%** _1,023_|style="text-align:center;"|18.4% _336_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|25.6% _467_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.4%** _964_|style="text-align:center;"|29.9% _427_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _39_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**79.3%** _1,152_|style="text-align:center;"|19.5% _283_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _17_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.7%** _1,014_|style="text-align:center;"|25.0% _374_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.4% _111_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.0%** _761_|style="text-align:center;"|46.2% _676_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _27_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.6%** _1,036_|style="text-align:center;"|26.5% _383_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% _29_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.2%** _762_|style="text-align:center;"|33.8% _476_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.0% _169_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|40.5% _570_|style="text-align:center;"|**58.2%** _820_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _19_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.2%** _853_|style="text-align:center;"|35.5% _471_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _4_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.5%** _829_|style="text-align:center;"|29.0% _341_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _6_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.3%** _870_|style="text-align:center;"|24.2% _283_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _18_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.7%** _592_|style="text-align:center;"|43.0% _466_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _25_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.9%** _520_|style="text-align:center;"|39.4% _342_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _6_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.5%** _607_|style="text-align:center;"|40.9% _425_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _6_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|41.4% _442_|style="text-align:center;"|**58.6%** _626_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% _1_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|40.5% _456_|style="text-align:center;"|**56.8%** _639_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% _31_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.4%** _646_|style="text-align:center;"|25.2% _222_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _12_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.1%** _493_|style="text-align:center;"|22.1% _167_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.8% _97_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.6%** _444_|style="text-align:center;"|23.5% _150_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.9% _44_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|36.2% _248_|style="text-align:center;"|**51.0%** _349_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.9% _88_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|25.4% _61_|style="text-align:center;"|**41.7%** _100_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|32.9% _79_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**48.7%** _172_|style="text-align:center;"|39.4% _139_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.9% _42_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.8%** _120_|style="text-align:center;"|26.7% _46_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.5% _6_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.2%** _79_|style="text-align:center;"|35.8% _44_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% _0_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.7%** _81_|style="text-align:center;"|39.1% _54_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _3_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.5%** _177_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|38.5% _111_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.0%** _291_|style="text-align:center;"|37.2% _197_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.8% _41_|

### Unified school districts

- Sublette USD 374
- Satanta USD 507

### Cities

- Satanta
- Sublette

## Other websites

- County
- Haskell County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Haskell County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Haskell County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Haskell County, KS, Courthouse at Sublette, KS IMG_5961.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Haskell County Court House in Sublette, Kansas, Sublette (2010)
- **founded**: March 23, 1887
- **named for**: Dudley C. Haskell, Dudley Haskell
- **seat wl**: Sublette
- **largest city wl**: Sublette
- **area total sq mi**: 578
- **area land sq mi**: 578
- **area water sq mi**: 0.4
- **area percentage**: 0.06%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 3780
- **population density sq mi**: 6.5
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central