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.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.

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, Kansas, Kansapedia 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.

People


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.

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202079.6% 1,12219.0% 2681.4% 20201676.8% 1,04018.1% 2455.1% 69201283.0% 1,15915.4% 2151.6% 22200881.3% 1,27717.7% 2781.0% 15200484.8% 1,35614.2% 2271.0% 16200081.9% 1,32316.3% 2631.9% 30199673.6% 1,14319.6% 3046.9% 107199256.0% 1,02318.4% 33625.6% 467198867.4% 96429.9% 4272.7% 39198479.3% 1,15219.5% 2831.2% 17198067.7% 1,01425.0% 3747.4% 111197652.0% 76146.2% 6761.8% 27197271.6% 1,03626.5% 3832.0% 29196854.2% 76233.8% 47612.0% 169196440.5% 57058.2% 8201.4% 19196064.2% 85335.5% 4710.3% 4195670.5% 82929.0% 3410.5% 6195274.3% 87024.2% 2831.5% 18194854.7% 59243.0% 4662.3% 25194459.9% 52039.4% 3420.7% 6194058.5% 60740.9% 4250.6% 6193641.4% 44258.6% 6260.1% 1193240.5% 45656.8% 6392.8% 31192873.4% 64625.2% 2221.4% 12192465.1% 49322.1% 16712.8% 97192069.6% 44423.5% 1506.9% 44191636.2% 24851.0% 34912.9% 88191225.4% 6141.7% 10032.9% 79190848.7% 17239.4% 13911.9% 42190469.8% 12026.7% 463.5% 6190064.2% 7935.8% 440.0% 0189658.7% 8139.1% 542.2% 3189261.5% 17738.5% 111188855.0% 29137.2% 1977.8% 41

Education

Unified school districts
 Sublette USD 374
 Satanta USD 507

Communities

Cities
 Satanta
 Sublette

References

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

Category:Kansas counties
Category:1887 establishments in Kansas