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Welcome to Haskell County ...

Time Zone: Haskell County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Haskell is the Seat for Haskell County.

Haskell County was founded in 1858. Haskell was created by taking area from Fannin and Milam Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Haskell had a population of 5,658 people. This is a decrease of 3.76% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,879 people in 2010).

Below are some of the communities located in Haskell County:

  • Haskell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Haskell is located in Haskell County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <2>
  • O'Brien
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • O'Brien is located in Haskell County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Brien <2>
  • Rochester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rule
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rule is located in Haskell County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rule <2>
  • Stamford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Stamford is located in Haskell County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <2>
  • Weinert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Weinert is located in Haskell County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weinert <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.