Sublette, Kansas

Sublette is a city in Haskell County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Haskell County. In 2020, 1,413 people lived there.

History
Sublette was created in 1912. It was named after William Lewis Sublette, a French Huguenot who was a partner in the Rocky Mountain Fur Company. Sublette was a mountain man, fur trapper and pioneer who blazed a trail through the area and was known by the local natives as "Cut Face".Kansas Place-Names, John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, p. 121 .

The first post office in Sublette was created in January 1913.

Geography
Sublette is at  (37.482226, -100.846492). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

Climate
The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Sublette has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

People


2020 census
The 2020 census says that there were 1,413 people, 520 households, and 376 families living in Sublette. Of the households, 76.9% owned their home and 23.1% rented their home.

The median age was 34.3 years. Of the people, 73.6% were White, 0.8% were Black, 0.1% were Native American, 0.1% were Asian, 13.9% were from some other race, and 11.6% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.4% of the people.

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,453 people, 556 households, and 409 families living in Sublette.

Media
The Haskell County Monitor-Chief is the local newspaper.

Sublette is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market. KDGL-LD is licensed to Sublette Kansas and is the flagship station of High Plains Broadcasting, LLC.  KDGL broadcasts on RF channel 23 carrying 6 video streams.  Current Networks are Retro TV, Tuff TV, AMG TV, Launch TV, TheWalk TV, and PBJ TV.  KDGL uses TV23 as branding for all 5 licenses including Dodge City, Garden City, Liberal, and Ulysses.  Sublette was chosen for its central location in the Southwest Kansas Market and to streamline future news gathering for NewsWest23 newscasts.

Famous people
 Jack Christiansen, Hall of Fame football player for the Detroit Lions
 Shalee Lehning, former professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream, and associate head coach on the Northern Colorado women's basketball team
 Otto Schnellbacher, (1923-2008), played both basketball and football (American) professionally
 Ted Trimpa, Democratic strategist and political consultant

References

Other websites

City
 Sublette - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 374, local school district
Maps
 Sublette City Map , KDOT

Category:Cities in Kansas
Category:County seats in Kansas