Alfalfa County, Oklahoma

Alfalfa County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2020, 5,699 people lived there. Its county seat is Cherokee.

Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
Map
Map of Oklahoma highlighting Alfalfa County Location in the state of Oklahoma
Oklahoma's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1907
Seat	Cherokee
Largest City	Helena
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	881 sq mi (2,282 km²) 866 sq mi (2,243 km²) 15 sq mi (39 km²), 1.7%
Population  -  Density	6.5/sq mi (3/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Named for: William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray

Geography

The county has a total area of 881 square miles.

Bordering counties

• Harper County, Kansas (northeast)
• Grant County (east)
• Garfield County (southeast)
• Major County (south)
• Woods County (west)
• Barber County, Kansas (northwest)

City

• Cherokee

Towns

• Aline
• Amorita
• Burlington
• Byron
• Carmen
• Goltry
• Helena
• Jet
• Lambert

Other

• Ashley
• Driftwood
• Ingersoll
• Nescatunga
• Yewed

Alfalfa County, Oklahoma Media

• Cherokee Outlet 1885.jpg

  The Cherokee Outlet (1885)

• An Oklahoma Land Rush (1889)

• USACE Great Salt Plains Dam.jpg

  Aerial view to the northwest of the Great Salt Plains Lake Dam on the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River in Alfalfa County, OK. The dam was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

• USA Alfalfa County, Oklahoma age pyramid.svg

  Age pyramid for Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, based on census 2000 data.