Alfalfa County, Oklahoma

Alfalfa County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population is 6,105. Its is. Alfalfa County was formed in from. The county is named after, the president of the and ninth Governor of Oklahoma.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,283 (881 ). 2,245 km² (867 sq mi) of it is land and 38 km² (15 sq mi) of it (1.68%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 64.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 8.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 11.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 38.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 58.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 58.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,105 people, 2,199 households, and 1,482 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (7/sq mi). There were 2,832 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.42%, 4.19% or , 2.74% , 0.11% , 0.05% , 1.38% from , and 2.11% from two or more races. 2.90% of the population were or  of any race. 96.7% spoke and 2.1%  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 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 for the county was $14,704. About 11.80% of families and 13.70% of the population were below the, including 18.30% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.

NRHP Sites
The following sites in Alfalfa County are listed on the :