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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]
[edit] Law and governmentAlthough 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] HistoryScholar 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] GeographyAccording 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
[edit] Demographics
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. 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 citiesName and population (2004 estimate): [edit] TownshipsHaskell 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.
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[edit] See alsoInformation on this and other counties in Kansas
Other information for Kansas
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