Sublette, Kansas

Sublette, Kansas
City and County seat
Sublette Cooperative grain elevator (2010)
Sublette Cooperative grain elevator (2010)
Location within Haskell County and Kansas
Location within Haskell County and Kansas
KDOT map of Haskell County (legend)
KDOT map of Haskell County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°28′56″N 100°50′47″W / 37.48222°N 100.84639°W / 37.48222; -100.84639
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyHaskell
Founded1912
Incorporated1923
Named forWilliam Sublette
Area
 • Total1.05 sq mi (2.72 km2)
 • Land1.05 sq mi (2.72 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,914 ft (888 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,413
 • Density1,300/sq mi (520/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67877
Area code620
FIPS code20-68775
GNIS ID470607
Websitesublettekansas.com

Sublette is a city in Haskell County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Haskell County. In 2020, 1,413 people lived there.

History

Sublette was created in 1912. It was named after William Lewis Sublette, a French Huguenot who was a partner in the Rocky Mountain Fur Company. Sublette was a mountain man, fur trapper and pioneer who blazed a trail through the area and was known by the local natives as "Cut Face".

The first post office in Sublette was created in January 1913.

Geography

Sublette is at 37°28′56″N 100°50′47″W / 37.48222°N 100.84639°W / 37.48222; -100.84639 (37.482226, -100.846492). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.05 square miles (2.72 km2). All of it is land.

Climate

The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Sublette has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

People

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1930673—
1940582−13.5%
195083844.0%
19601,07728.5%
19701,20812.2%
19801,2937.0%
19901,3786.6%
20001,59215.5%
20101,453−8.7%
20201,413−2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census
Sublette welcome sign (2010)
Downtown Sublette (2010)
Haskell County Court House (2010)
Grain elevators near the depot in Sublette (1950s)

2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 1,413 people, 520 households, and 376 families living in Sublette. Of the households, 76.9% owned their home and 23.1% rented their home.

The median age was 34.3 years. Of the people, 73.6% were White, 0.8% were Black, 0.1% were Native American, 0.1% were Asian, 13.9% were from some other race, and 11.6% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.4% of the people.

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,453 people, 556 households, and 409 families living in Sublette.

Media

The Haskell County Monitor-Chief is the local newspaper.

Sublette is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market. KDGL-LD is licensed to Sublette Kansas and is the flagship station of High Plains Broadcasting, LLC. KDGL broadcasts on RF channel 23 carrying 6 video streams. Current Networks are Retro TV, Tuff TV, AMG TV, Launch TV, TheWalk TV, and PBJ TV. KDGL uses TV23 as branding for all 5 licenses including Dodge City, Garden City, Liberal, and Ulysses. Sublette was chosen for its central location in the Southwest Kansas Market and to streamline future news gathering for NewsWest23 newscasts.

Famous people

References

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