In 2000, it broke its Democratic heritage by voting for Republican nominee George W. 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 19 Republican landslides. Republican Drew Springer, Jr., a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County, has represented Haskell County in the Texas House of Representatives since January 2013. Haskell County is the home county of former Texas Governor Rick Perry. 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. The per capita income for the county was $14,918. Males had a median income of $23,542 versus $16,418 for females. The median income for a household in the county was $23,690, and for a family was $29,506. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.30 males.
For every 100 females, there were 88.90 males. 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 average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.86. 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. 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 20% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. 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. The 3,555 housing units averaged 4 per square mile (2/km 2). The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km 2). 2000 Census Īs of the census of 2000, 6,093 people, 2,569 households, and 1,775 families resided in the county. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) Major highways ĭemographics Historical populationĢ020 census Haskell County, Texas - Demographic Profile Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 910 square miles (2,400 km 2), of which 903 square miles (2,340 km 2) are land and 7.1 square miles (18 km 2) (0.8%) are covered by water.