Haskell

Formed November 16, 1907 (43^rd county)

Haskell County (11,562), Stigler (2,690)                

The tan brick Art Deco structure was built in 1931.  It sits at the corner Southeast 2^nd and East Main (Oklahoma State Highway 9) streets on what could be considered a city square.  The building’s architect was Walter T. Vahlberg.  The building was renovated in 1979.  There have not been any other permanent courthouses for the county since it was organized on November 16, 1907 as the 43^rd county.  Stigler has always been the county seat.  The county was formed from the Choctaw Nation.  Haskell County is named for Charles N. Haskell who was the first governor of Oklahoma.  Stigler was named for land developer, Joseph S. Stigler. 

Haskell County government consists of a treasurer, a sheriff, an assessor, and a clerk (executive).  It has 3 Commissioners (legislative.)  Five District Court Judges serve Haskell, Latimer and Le Flore counties and a court clerk serves Haskell County (judicial.)  The county is in east Oklahoma southeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma and west of Fort Smith, Arkansas.  The county center is 2.2 miles Southeast of Stigler.  The county is surrounded clockwise by Sequoyah, Le Flore, Latimer, Pittsburg, McIntosh, and Muskogee counties. 

The area of the county is 577 square miles.  It is 63 out of 77 in the state.  It ranks 51 out of 77 in population in the state.  It has a density of 20.0 persons per square mile making it 43 out of 77 in the state.  Haskell County has 37.1% of its population in its incorporated areas.  There are no Interstates or United States Highways in the county.  The county is shaped like a bowl with the Canadian River and the Arkansas River forming the northern border.  Stigler is near the county center.  Stigler is the county seat and the largest city.  It is 23.3% of the county population.  The county seat is pronounced STIG-LER.