For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males. For every 100 females, there were 84.0 males. In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.06. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 679 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population. The racial makeup of the town was 72.75% White, 8.90% African American, 10.88% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 7.37% from two or more races. There were 763 housing units at an average density of 351.1 per square mile (135.8/km 2). The population density was 812.1 people per square mile (314.0/km 2). Demographics Historical populationĪs of the census of 2000, there were 1,765 people, 679 households, and 482 families residing in the town. It is 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Muskogee.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km 2), all land. This caused a significant loss of revenue for many businesses in town. Gas and oil were discovered near Haskell in 1910.This sparked a period of prosperity, and Haskell soon could boast of improvements such as paved streets, concrete sidewalks, electric lights, natural gas lines, and water works.Ĭompletion of the Tulsa-Muskogee Turnpike in 1969, bypassed Haskell and diverted much road traffic from U.S. The building is still in use in the 21st Century. The President of Henry Kendall College, came from Muskogee to preside over the dedication. The Robertson Memorial Presbyterian Church, named for a noted missionary family who had lived in the area, was built in 1909. Haskell counted 720 residents at the time of statehood in 1907. The railroad enabled farmers near Haskell to ship their produce (grain, hay, corn, melons and cotton) to northern and eastern markets. White, a native son, its first black mayor. In the early 1990s, the town appointed Charlie B. The Haskell National Bank was organized in 1904, soon followed by the First National Bank, the International Bank, and the Arkansas Valley Bank. Haskell's first post office was established in 1902, with Nat Lambertson, owner of a new hardware and general store, appointed as first postmaster. Beshara and Brothers, was started in a tent by two immigrants from Syria. The store and gin relocated from Sawokla to Haskell as soon as the railroad was completed in 1904. The original 80 acres (32 ha) tract had been allotted to Amos Rolland, a member of the Creek Nation. Sawokla was a Hitachita town and had been the home of Creek Chief, Samuel Checote. Haskell was founded about one and a half miles northeast of the Muscogee Creek Nation town of Sawokla, which already had a post office, a store and a cotton gin.
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