[3] It is named for Charles Ready Haskell, who was killed in the Goliad massacre.

[4] As of the census[10] of 2000, 6,093 people, 2,569 households, and 1,775 families resided in the county.

About 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

In 2000, it broke its Democratic heritage by voting for Republican nominee George W. Bush.

Since then, the county has taken a sharp Republican turn, moving rightward in every subsequent election as of 2020.

School districts serving sections of the county include:[13] Goree Independent School District formerly served sections of the county.