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Haskell, Arkansas

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Haskell Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72015. It stands on Dobbs Creek. The Survey maps it on the Haskell quadrangle. 3,956 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 299 feet above sea level.

Haskell within Saline County

Population over time

3 figures

Haskell grew from 2,645 to 3,956 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20002,645
20103,990+1,345 (+51%)
20203,956-34 (-1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

204 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 204 fires within 5 miles of Haskell between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,887 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 99 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism99
Debris and open burning54
Missing data/not specified/undetermined28
Natural8
Railroad operations and maintenance6
Equipment and vehicle use4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2004Arson/incendiarism10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1997Smoking1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2000Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2000Arson/incendiarism7.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2000Arson/incendiarism50 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2005Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Saline County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Haskell: 6 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Clay, Fullers Earth. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
A.S. Brown Manganese PeopertyManganeseUnknown
Gingles DepositBentoniteUnknown
UnknownFullers EarthUnknown
Woolsey Clay BankClayUnknown
Hill Sand and Gravel, Inc.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Saline County

Storms near this place

41 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Haskell in 41 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 20 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 1993Tornado (F2)Haskell$500,000A short-lived F2 tornado touched down in the community of Haskell. Several homes received roof and structural damage. A few mobile homes were also damaged and one was completely destroyed. A number of trees were knocked down and a few storage buildings were also damaged.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindHaskell$25,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the Haskell area.
December 2019Thunderstorm WindHaskell$20,000The Haskell sports complex was damaged, especially one of the dugouts. There were several areas with trees down and branches snapped. Some homes and structures suffered slight roof damage.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindHaskell$5,000Several large trees and tree limbs were blown down along Arkansas 229.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindHaskell$5,000Several trees were blown down.
August 2009Flash FloodHaskell$5,000Numerous streets were flooded in Haskell. Three and a half inches of rain were recorded.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindHaskell$1,000A large tree was down on Hwy 229 and the front door was blown off of the Haskell police department.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindHaskell$1,000Large limbs were blown down along U.S. Highway 67.
July 2024Heavy RainHaskell-A 24 hour rainfall total of 4.60 inches was measured five miles west of Haskell.
June 2023HailHaskell-Golf ball size hail fell near Traskwood at the intersection of Highway 229 and Highway 67.
June 2023HailHaskell-Quarter size hail fell across Haskell via mPING.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindHaskell-A large tree was down across Highway 229.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHaskell-Trees were blown down on Grand Avenue just outside the Haskell city limits.
November 2012HailHaskell-Hail between .75 inch and 1.50 inches in diameter fell in the Haskell area.
September 2007Flash FloodHaskell-Water was reported over Arkansas Highway 229.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindHaskell-Trees and power lines were reported down. Parts of the city were without power.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindHaskell-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. One tree landed on a nearby vehicle, resulting in minor damage.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindHaskell-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines.
October 2004Thunderstorm WindHaskell-Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs and power lines.
October 2004Tornado (F1)Haskell-An F1 tornado touched down briefly in Saline County, affecting primarily the city of Haskell. Extensive damage occurred along the path of the tornado as it tracked through town. Four homes were destroyed, five home suffered major damage and 41 sustained minor damage. Most of the minor damage consisted of damaged roofs and blown out windows. Numerous trees and power lines were also downed along the path of the tornado.
April 1998Tornado (F1)Haskell-The tornado first touched down about 4 miles west of Haskell and travelled northeast. Downed trees and power lines were the first damage noted. The tornado then passed across the intersection of Interstate 30 and U.S. Highway 70. At this location, a weather station recorded a wind gust of 73 mph. In the same area, a number of trees and power lines were blown down. Several homes also sustained roof damage. The tornado then turned a little more north, continuing to down numerous trees. Several homes also sustained roof damage from fallen trees. The damage along the path of the tornado, along with the recorded wind gust, was consistent with an F1 rating. The tornado exited Saline County 2 miles east-northeast of Avilla around 150 am CDT.
April 2017HailHaskell-no account filed
January 2017HailHaskell-no account filed
April 2015HailHaskell-no account filed
December 2015HailHaskell-no account filed
July 2012HailHaskell-no account filed
April 2011HailHaskell-no account filed
April 2009HailHaskell-no account filed
April 2009HailHaskell-no account filed
April 2009HailHaskell-no account filed
April 2009HailHaskell-no account filed
April 2009HailHaskell-no account filed
March 2006Thunderstorm WindHaskell-no account filed
September 2006HailHaskell-no account filed
July 2005HailHaskell-no account filed
March 2004HailHaskell-no account filed
January 1999HailHaskell-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindHaskell-no account filed
May 1996HailHaskell-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindHaskell-no account filed
February 1996HailHaskell-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Saline County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Opitz (historical)1.0 miles10
Fairplay (historical)3.3 miles19
Traskwood3.7 miles10
Klondike (historical)4.4 miles19
Benton5.1 miles23
Shaw5.2 miles9
Slocomb (historical)5.3 miles19
Lena5.8 miles23

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on HaskellAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79224The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57897. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.