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County:

Alfalfa County

State:

Oklahoma

FIPS Code:

40003

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.95

% Water:

1.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

36

Mean July Temp:

83

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

7,224

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

7,077

-2.0%

3.1%

-5.2%

1990:

6,416

-9.3%

-6.9%

-2.4%

2000:

6,105

-4.8%

0.6%

-5.4%

2005:

5,725

-6.2%

-3.6%

-2.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

5,394

88.4%

0-to-19:

1,303

21.3%

Black:

250

4.1%

20-to-39:

1,497

24.5%

Hispanic:

177

2.9%

40-to-59:

1,718

28.1%

American Indian:

157

2.6%

60-plus:

1,587

26.0%

Other:

127

2.1%

Median Age:

42.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

7.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.9%

Median Family Income:

$35,000

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.8%

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