Editing Haskell County, Texas

{{Short description|County in Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Haskell County
 | state                = Texas
 | seal                 = 
 | founded              = 1885
 | seat wl              = Haskell
 | largest city wl      = Haskell
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 910
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 903
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 7.1
 | area percentage      = 0.8
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 5416 {{decrease}}
 | density_sq_mi        = 6.0
 | ex image             = Haskell County Texas Courthouse 2015.jpg
 | ex image size        = 
 | ex image cap         = The Haskell County Courthouse
 | footnotes            = 
 | district             = 19th
 | time zone            = Central
 | named for            = [[Charles Ready Haskell]] 
|website=https://www.haskellcountytx.gov/}}

'''Haskell County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 5,416.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Haskell County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48207|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Haskell, Texas|Haskell]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1885.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/TX_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Texas: Individual County Chronologies|work=Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=[[Newberry Library|The Newberry Library]]|date=2008|access-date=May 24, 2015|archive-date=May 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513024355/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/TX_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 {{convert|910|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|903|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|7.1|sqmi}} (0.8%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 28, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 277.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 277#Texas|U.S. Highway 277]]
* [[Image:US 380.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 380#Texas|U.S. Highway 380]]
* [[Image:Texas 6.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 6|State Highway 6]]
* [[Image:Texas 222.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 222|State Highway 222]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Knox County, Texas|Knox County]] (north)
* [[Throckmorton County, Texas|Throckmorton County]] (east)
* [[Shackelford County, Texas|Shackelford County]] (southeast)
* [[Jones County, Texas|Jones County]] (south)
* [[Stonewall County, Texas|Stonewall County]] (west)
* [[Baylor County, Texas|Baylor County]] (northeast)
* [[King County, Texas|King County]] (northwest)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 48
|1890= 1665
|1900= 2637
|1910= 16249
|1920= 14193
|1930= 16669
|1940= 14905
|1950= 13736
|1960= 11174
|1970= 8512
|1980= 7725
|1990= 6820
|2000= 6093
|2010= 5899
|2020= 5416
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=April 28, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Haskell County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Haskell County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48207&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Haskell County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48207&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Haskell County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48207&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|4,600
|4,148
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,628
|75.50%
|70.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |66.99%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|160
|203
|style='background: #ffffe6; |181
|2.63%
|3.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.34%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|19
|25
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28
|0.31%
|0.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|9
|31
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22
|0.15%
|0.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.02%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|5
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|0.08%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|50
|75
|style='background: #ffffe6; |151
|0.82%
|1.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.79%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,249
|1,414
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,377
|20.50%
|23.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25.42%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''6,093'''
|'''5,899'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''5,416'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, 6,093 people, 2,569 households, and 1,775 families resided in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. The 3,555 housing units averaged {{convert|4|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|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<!---.50--->% 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, Texas|Haskell]] (county seat)
* [[O'Brien, Texas|O'Brien]]
* [[Stamford, Texas|Stamford]] (small part in [[Jones County, Texas|Jones County]])
* [[Weinert, Texas|Weinert]]

===Towns===
* [[Rochester, Texas|Rochester]]
* [[Rule, Texas|Rule]]

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Paint Creek, Texas|Paint Creek]]
* [[Sagerton, Texas|Sagerton]]

===Ghost town===
* [[Jud, Texas|Jud]]

==Politics==

Haskell County is the home county of former Texas [[Governor of Texas|Governor]] [[Rick Perry]]. [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Drew Springer, Jr., a businessman from [[Muenster, Texas|Muenster]] in [[Cooke County, Texas|Cooke County]], has represented Haskell County in the [[Texas House of Representatives]] since January 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/interact/blog-post/adam-d-young/2013-07-16/state-rep-springer-announces-district-tour-july-30#.UefOvhUo45s|title=State Rep. Springer announces district tour July 30|publisher=[[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]], July 16, 2013|access-date=July 18, 2013}}</ref>
Haskell County was once a [[Democratic Party (United States)|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.
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{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|852|1,438|563|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|1,193|1,715|7|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,701|1,434|16|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|1,447|1,951|38|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|838|2,512|9|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,744|950|0|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|713|1,888|610|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|512|2,903|6|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|866|2,776|8|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|993|2,340|8|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,290|2,481|6|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|181|2,735|83|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|261|2,573|249|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|405|2,941|4|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|156|2,713|3|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|154|2,330|16|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,430|1,532|12|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|428|2,050|128|Texas}}
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{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|45|1,016|401|Texas}}
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==Education==
School districts serving sections of the county include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48207_haskell/DC20SD_C48207.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48207_haskell/DC20SD_C48207.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Haskell County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 29, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48207_haskell/DC20SD_C48207_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Haskell Consolidated Independent School District]]
* [[Knox City-O'Brien Consolidated Independent School District]]
* [[Munday Consolidated Independent School District]]
* [[Paint Creek Independent School District]]
* [[Rule Independent School District]]
* [[Stamford Independent School District]]

[[Goree Independent School District]] formerly served sections of the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://penick.tea.state.tx.us/SchoolDistrictLocator/counties/r14/haskell.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010510055059/http://penick.tea.state.tx.us/SchoolDistrictLocator/counties/r14/haskell.htm |archive-date=May 10, 2001 |title=Haskell County|publisher=[[Texas Education Agency]]|date=May 10, 2001|accessdate=July 1, 2022}}</ref> On July 1, 2003, it merged into Munday CISD.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/consolidations-and-annexations-thru-2021-2022.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/consolidations-and-annexations-thru-2021-2022.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS|publisher=[[Texas Education Agency]]|accessdate=July 1, 2022}}</ref>

The county is in the service area of [[Vernon College]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.207. VERNON REGIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA].</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Texas}}
* [[Double Mountain Fork Brazos River]]
* [[List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (Grayson-Hudspeth)#Haskell County|Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Haskell County]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.co.haskell.tx.us/ Haskell County government's website]
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hch10|name=Haskell County}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150606042322/http://www.txcip.org/tac/census/profile.php?FIPS=48207 Haskell County Profile from the Texas Association of Counties]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Haskell County, Texas
|North     = [[Knox County, Texas|Knox County]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Throckmorton County, Texas|Throckmorton County]]
|Southeast = [[Shackelford County, Texas|Shackelford County]]
|South     = [[Jones County, Texas|Jones County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Stonewall County, Texas|Stonewall County]]
|Northwest =
}}
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