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Haskell County, Kansas

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Founding:  1887 Parent counties:  Finney and Ford Namesake:  Dudley Haskell, Kansas politician Seat:   Santa Fe (1887–1920); Sublette (1920–) Land area:  578 square miles Population (2020):  3,780 Population (historic):  1,077 (1890); 457 (1900); 993 (1910); 1,455 (1920); 2,805 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1890; 1900–1930; 1940–1970; 1990s Subdivisions:  Two cities; three townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  187 (11.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  35.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  14.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $963 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $834 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  177 Average farm size (1920):  315.5 acres Sources of settlement:  Kansas and Missouri ________________________________________________________________________________...