Alfalfa County, Oklahoma

Infobox U.S. County
county = Alfalfa County
state = Oklahoma


founded year = 1907
founded date =
seat wl = Cherokee
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 881
area_total_km2 = 2283
area_land_sq_mi = 867
area_land_km2 = 2245
area_water_sq_mi = 15
area_water_km2 = 38
area percentage =
census yr = 2007
pop = 5593
density_sq_mi = 7
density_km2 = 3
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web =
named for = William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, ninth Governor of Oklahoma.

Alfalfa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population is 6,105. Its county seat is CherokeeGR|6. Alfalfa County was formed in 1907 from Woods County. The county is named after William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, the president of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention and ninth Governor of Oklahoma. [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/C/CO047.html]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 881 square miles (2,283 km²), of which, 867 square miles (2,245 km²) of it is land and 15 square miles (38 km²) of it (1.68%) is water.

Major highways

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*State Highway 45
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Adjacent counties

*Harper County, Kansas (northeast)
*Grant County (east)
*Garfield County (southeast)
*Major County (south)
*Woods County (west)
*Barber County, Kansas (northwest)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 6,105 people, 2,199 households, and 1,482 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 2,832 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.42% White, 4.19% Black or African American, 2.74% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.38% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. 2.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 96.7% spoke English and 2.1% Spanish as their first language.

There were 2,199 households out of which 26.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were married couples living together, 5.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. 31.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county, the population was spread out with 19.40% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 20.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 131.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 142.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,259, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $24,067 versus $17,944 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,704. About 11.80% of families and 13.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.30% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

NRHP Sites

The following sites in Alfalfa County are listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

References