Haskell County, Kansas
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 ________________________________________________________________________________...