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Haskell County
Haskell County
County
	The Haskell County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 33°11′N 99°44′W / 33.18°N 99.73°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1885
Named for	Charles Ready Haskell
Seat	Haskell
Largest city	Haskell
Area
• Total	910 sq mi (2,400 km2)
• Land	903 sq mi (2,340 km2)
• Water	7.1 sq mi (18 km2) 0.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	5,416
• Density	6.0/sq mi (2.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	19th
Website	www.co.haskell.tx.us

Haskell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,416.^[1] The county seat is Haskell.^[2] The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1885.^[3] It is named for Charles Ready Haskell, who was killed in the Goliad massacre.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 910 square miles (2,400 km²), of which 903 square miles (2,340 km²) are land and 7.1 square miles (18 km²) (0.8%) are covered by water.^[4]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Knox County (north)
Throckmorton County (east)
Shackelford County (southeast)
Jones County (south)
Stonewall County (west)
Baylor County (northeast)
King County (northwest)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	48	—
1890	1,665	3,368.8%
1900	2,637	58.4%
1910	16,249	516.2%
1920	14,193	−12.7%
1930	16,669	17.4%
1940	14,905	−10.6%
1950	13,736	−7.8%
1960	11,174	−18.7%
1970	8,512	−23.8%
1980	7,725	−9.2%
1990	6,820	−11.7%
2000	6,093	−10.7%
2010	5,899	−3.2%
2020	5,416	−8.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 1850–2010^[6] 2010^[7] 2020^[8]

**Haskell County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000^[9]	Pop 2010^[7]	Pop 2020^[8]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	4,600	4,148	3,628	75.50%	70.32%	66.99%
Black or African American alone (NH)	160	203	181	2.63%	3.44%	3.34%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	19	25	28	0.31%	0.42%	0.52%
Asian alone (NH)	9	31	22	0.15%	0.53%	0.41%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	0	5	0.02%	0.00%	0.09%
Other race alone (NH)	5	3	24	0.08%	0.05%	0.44%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	50	75	151	0.82%	1.27%	2.79%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,249	1,414	1,377	20.50%	23.97%	25.42%
Total	6,093	5,899	5,416	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the census^[10] of 2000, 6,093 people, 2,569 households, and 1,775 families resided in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3.1 people/km²). The 3,555 housing units averaged 4 units per square mile (1.5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 82.78% White, 2.79% Black or African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 11.67% from other races, and 2.05% from two or more races. About 20% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,569 households, 27.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were married couples living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were not families. About 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county, the population distributed as 23.70% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 22.10% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 25.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $23,690, and for a family was $29,506. Males had a median income of $23,542 versus $16,418 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,918. About 16.90% of families and 22.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.00% of those under age 18 and 15.40% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Haskell (county seat)
O'Brien
Stamford (small part in Jones County)
Weinert

Towns

Unincorporated communities

Ghost town

Jud

Politics

Haskell County is the home county of former Texas Governor Rick Perry. Republican Drew Springer, Jr., a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County, has represented Haskell County in the Texas House of Representatives since January 2013.^[11] Haskell County was once a Democratic bastion, voting for the Democratic nominee for president in every election from its founding through 1996, with the exceptions of the 1972 and 1984 Republican landslides. In 2000, it broke its Democratic heritage by voting for Republican nominee George W. Bush. Since then, the county has taken a sharp Republican turn, moving rightward in every subsequent election as of 2020. In 2020, Haskell gave 83.1 percent of the vote to Republican nominee Donald Trump, the highest ever Republican vote share in the county, and just 15.9 percent of the vote to Democratic nominee Joe Biden, the lowest ever Democratic vote share in the county.

United States presidential election results for Haskell County, Texas^[12]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	1,918	85.36%	313	13.93%	16	0.71%
2020	1,840	83.11%	353	15.94%	21	0.95%
2016	1,403	79.27%	314	17.74%	53	2.99%
2012	1,424	70.74%	553	27.47%	36	1.79%
2008	1,388	65.60%	699	33.03%	29	1.37%
2004	1,539	63.70%	867	35.89%	10	0.41%
2000	1,488	50.84%	1,401	47.86%	38	1.30%
1996	966	37.56%	1,374	53.42%	232	9.02%
1992	852	29.86%	1,438	50.40%	563	19.73%
1988	1,193	40.93%	1,715	58.83%	7	0.24%
1984	1,701	53.98%	1,434	45.51%	16	0.51%
1980	1,447	42.11%	1,951	56.78%	38	1.11%
1976	838	24.95%	2,512	74.78%	9	0.27%
1972	1,744	64.74%	950	35.26%	0	0.00%
1968	713	22.20%	1,888	58.80%	610	19.00%
1964	512	14.97%	2,903	84.86%	6	0.18%
1960	866	23.73%	2,776	76.05%	8	0.22%
1956	993	29.72%	2,340	70.04%	8	0.24%
1952	1,290	34.15%	2,481	65.69%	6	0.16%
1948	181	6.04%	2,735	91.20%	83	2.77%
1944	261	8.47%	2,573	83.46%	249	8.08%
1940	405	12.09%	2,941	87.79%	4	0.12%
1936	156	5.43%	2,713	94.46%	3	0.10%
1932	154	6.16%	2,330	93.20%	16	0.64%
1928	1,430	48.08%	1,532	51.51%	12	0.40%
1924	428	16.42%	2,050	78.66%	128	4.91%
1920	254	15.52%	1,127	68.85%	256	15.64%
1916	95	5.70%	1,200	72.03%	371	22.27%
1912	45	3.08%	1,016	69.49%	401	27.43%