Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
The Alfalfa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. In the census in 2010, the County had 5,642 inhabitants and a population density of 2.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Cherokee, which was named after the North American Indian people.
Geography
The County is located in northwestern Oklahoma, bordered to the north Kansas and has an area of 2283 square kilometers, of which 38 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The Alfalfa County was formed on July 16, 1907 from parts of the Woods County. It was named after William " Alfalfa Bill" Murray (1869-1956), a president of the Constituent Assembly ( " Constitunional Convention " ) and later governor of Oklahoma. On September 16, 1893, the area was released for settlement.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Alfalfa County 6,105 people in 2,199 households and 1,482 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 89.42 percent White, 4.19 percent African American, 2.74 percent Native American, 0.11 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.38 % from other ethnic groups, and 2.11 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.9 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.
Of the 2,199 households, 26.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.3 percent were married couples living together, 5.7 percent were single mothers. 32.6 percent were non-families, 31.0 percent of all households and 17.6 percent of households had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size is 2.86 people.
19.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.4 percent between 18 to 24, 28.7 percent between 25 and 44, 25.2 percent between 45 and 64, and 20.4 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 131.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 142.0 males.
The median income for a household 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 was $ 14,704. 11.8 percent of families and 13.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Aline
- Amorita
- Burlington
- Byron
- Carmen
- Cherokee
- Goltry
- Helena
- Ingersoll
- Jet
- Lambert