Retiring Guy's Digest: Population loss in Texas: Haskell County/Haskell

It all started here.

Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.

Source: Wikipedia (Haskell County, Haskell)

Haskell is the county seat of Haskell County.

Population loss by degrees: 80-90%, 70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:

12.3% - Haskell County
28.7% - Texas
30.9% - U.S.

Percentage of population 65 and older:

22.0% - Haskell County
12.8% - Texas
15.6% - U.S.

% of population living in poverty:

20.6% - Haskell County
14.7% - Texas
12.3% - U.S.

The last time Haskell County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was 1996. Trump received 79.3% of the vote in 2016, highest ever for a GOP presidential candidate.

Haskell Free Library and Opera House

Related reading:

Paint Creek, the Town Perry Left Behind. (The New York Times, 9/18/2011)

In the early 1960s, at a tiny, rural school here in the rugged plains of West Texas, little Ricky Perry waged his first campaign. Seeking the office of Halloween King, he stocked up on penny candy at Ma’s convenience store and then doled it out to classmates.