Haskell County, Texas

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Haskell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,416.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Haskell.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1885.<ref>Template:Cite web</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 Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert (0.8%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

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

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**Haskell County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition**
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
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<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, 6,093 people, 2,569 households, and 1,775 families resided in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. The 3,555 housing units averaged Template:Convert. 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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. Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot Template:U.S. SenHead Template:U.S. SenRow Template:U.S. SenFoot

Education

School districts serving sections of the county include:<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

Goree Independent School District formerly served sections of the county.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On July 1, 2003, it merged into Munday CISD.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The county is in the service area of Vernon College.<ref>Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.207. VERNON REGIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.</ref>

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External links

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