Алфалфа (округ, Оклахома)

Алфалфа, округ в штате Оклахома, США. Население округа на 2000 год составляло 6105 человек. Адм. ц. округа — город Чероки. 

Округ имеет общую площадь 2283 км² из которых 1491 км² приходится на сушу и 38 км² (1,68 %) на воду.

 Основные автомагистрали

•  Автомагистраль 62

 Соседние округа

• Харпер, штат Канзас (северо-восток)

• Барбер, штат Канзас (северо-запад)

• Грант (восток)

• Гарфилд (юго-восток)

• Мейджор (юг)

• Вудс (запад)

 Населённые пункты

Алайн Аморита Берлингтон Байрон Кармен Чероки

Голтри Хелена Ингерсолл Джет Ламберт

По данным переписи в 2000 году насчитывалось 6 105 человек. Плотность населения составляла 3 человека на квадратный километр. Расовый состав: 89,42 % белое население, 4,19 % афроамериканцы, 2,74 % коренные американцы, 0,11 % азиаты, 0,05 % гавайцы, 1,38 % прочие расы и 2,11 % смешанные расы.

Распределение населения по возрасту: 19,40 % составляют люди до 18 лет, 6,40 % от 18 до 24 лет, 28,7 % от 25 до 44 лет, 25,2 % от 45 до 64 лет и 20,4 %, в возрасте 65 лет и старше. Средний возраст составляет 42 года. На каждые 100 женщин приходится 131,0 мужчин. На каждые 100 женщин в возрасте 18 лет и старше насчитывалось 142,0 мужчин.

Среднегодовой доход на домашнее хозяйство в городе составляет $ 30 259, а средний доход на семью составляет $ 35 000. Мужчины имеют средний доход $ 24 067, тогда как женщины $ 17 994. Доход на душу населения по городу составляет $ 14 704. Около 11,8 % семей и 13,7 % населения находятся ниже черты бедности, в том числе 18,3 % из них моложе 18 лет и 9,6 % в возрасте 65 лет и старше.

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 Cherokee. 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 Conventionand ninth governor of Oklahoma. 

Indigenous peoples inhabited and hunted in this area for thousands of years. By 1750, the Osage had become a dominant tribe in the area. About one third belonged to the band led by Chief Black Dog (Manka - Chonka). Before 1800 they made the Black Dog Trail starting east of Baxter Springs, Kansasand going northwest to their summer hunting grounds at the Great Salt Plains in present-day Alfalfa County. The Osage stopped at the springs for its healing properties on their way to hunting at the plains, which attracted migratory birds and varieties of wildlife. The Osage name for this fork of the Arkansas River was Nescatunga (big salt water), what European-Americans later called the Salt Fork. The Osage cleared the trail of brush and large rocks, and made ramps at the fords. Wide enough for eight men riding horses abreast, the trail was the first improved road in Kansas and Oklahoma.  

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 881 square miles (2,280 km2), of which 867 square miles (2,250 km2) is land and 15 square miles (39 km2) (1.68%) is water.

 Major highways

•  U.S. Highway 64

•  State Highway 8

•  State Highway 11

•  State Highway 38

• State Highway 45

•  State Highway 58

 Adjacent counties

• Harper County, Kansas (northeast)

• Grant County (east)

• Garfield County (southeast)

• Major County (south)

• Woods County (west)

• Barber County, Kansas (northwest)

 National protected area

• Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge

As of the census 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.