Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
Alfalfa County | |
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![]() Alfalfa County Courthouse Cherokee, Oklahoma Built in 1921 | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma | |
![]() Oklahoma's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 36°44′N 98°19′W / 36.73°N 98.32°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Founded | 1907 |
Named for | William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray |
Seat | Cherokee |
Largest city | Cherokee |
Area | |
• Total | 881 sq mi (2,280 km2) |
• Land | 866 sq mi (2,240 km2) |
• Water | 15 sq mi (40 km2) 1.7%% |
Population | |
• Estimate (2015) | 5,868[1] |
• Density | 6.5/sq mi (2.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Alfalfa County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2010, 5,642 people lived there. Its county seat is Cherokee.
Geography[change | change source]
The county has a total area of 881 square miles.
Bordering counties[change | change source]
- Harper County, Kansas (northeast)
- Grant County (east)
- Garfield County (southeast)
- Major County (south)
- Woods County (west)
- Barber County, Kansas (northwest)
Places[change | change source]
City[change | change source]
- Cherokee
Towns[change | change source]
- Aline
- Amorita
- Burlington
- Byron
- Carmen
- Goltry
- Helena
- Jet
- Lambert
Other[change | change source]
- Ashley
- Driftwood
- Ingersoll
- Nescatunga
- Yewed
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2016.