Alfalfa County, Oklahoma

Alfalfa County is a county in Oklahoma. The population of the county is 5,642.
Alfalfa County 	Oklahoma
Founded 	1907
Named for 	William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray
County seat 	Cherokee
Population 	5,642
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	3rd
County Guildmaster	Gary Bernard
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
US Route 64
Oklahoma State Highway 8
Oklahoma State Highway 8B
Oklahoma State Highway 11
Oklahoma State Highway 38
Oklahoma State Highway 45
Oklahoma State Highway 58
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Grant County (east)
Harper County, Kansas (northeast)
Barber County, Kansas (northwest)
Major County (south)
Garfield County (southeast)
Woods County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
87.98% White (4,964)
4.64% Hispanic or Latino (262)
4.17% Other (235)
3.21% Black or African American (181)
9.7% (547) of Alfalfa County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Alfalfa County has very low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 1 Pokemon theft in 2018, and averages 0.45 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Pokemon 	Location	Rate
Charmander 	Farmland	1-25%
Charmeleon 	Farmland	1-10%
Rattata 	Farmland	1-35%
Raticate 	Farmland	1-20%
Ekans 	Farmland	1-25%
Arbok 	Farmland	1-12%
Pikachu 	Farmland	1-75%
Raichu 	Farmland	1-57%
Sandshrew 	Farmland	1-30%
Sandslash 	Farmland	1-20%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Farmland	1-17%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Farmland	1-7%
Vulpix 	Farmland	1-10%
Ponyta 	Farmland	1-50%
Rapidash 	Farmland	1-30%
Electabuzz 	Farmland	1-55%
Tauros 	Farmland	1-15%
Eevee 	Farmland	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Jolteon 	Farmland	1-15%
Flareon 	Farmland	1-10%
Cyndaquil 	Farmland	1-35%
Quilava 	Farmland	1-20%
Typhlosion 	Farmland	1-3%
Pichu 	Farmland	1-66%
Mareep 	Farmland	1-75%
Flaaffy 	Farmland	1-65%
Ampharos 	Farmland	1-52%
Espeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Umbreon 	Farmland	1-5%
Elekid 	Farmland	1-77%
Electrike 	Farmland	1-75%
Manectric 	Farmland	1-60%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland	1-80%
Zangoose 	Farmland	1-25%
Seviper 	Farmland	1-10%
Chimchar 	Farmland	1-30%
Monferno 	Farmland	1-15%
Infernape 	Farmland	1-3%
Shinx 	Farmland	1-80%
Luxio 	Farmland	1-65%
Luxray 	Farmland	1-47%
Pachirisu 	Farmland	1-75%
Leafeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Glaceon 	Farmland	1-5%
Tepig 	Farmland	1-30%
Pignite 	Farmland	1-15%
Emboar 	Farmland	1%
Emolga 	Farmland	1-75%
Skiddo 	Farmland	1-45%
Gogoat 	Farmland	1-25%
Helioptile 	Farmland	1-75%
Heliolisk 	Farmland	1-59%
Sylveon 	Farmland	1-5%
Dedenne 	Farmland	1-70%
Togedemaru 	Farmland	1-75%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Cherokee - 1,498
=== Towns ===
Aline - 207
Amorita - 37
Burlington - 152
Byron - 35
Carmen - 355
Goltry - 249
Helena - 1,403
Jet - 213
Lambert - 6
=== CDPs ===
Nescatunga - 70
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Augusta
Driftwood
Ingersoll
McWillie
Vining
Yewed
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	32 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	12 inches
Average yearly sunny days	228
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	9 (Very High)
Blizzard risk 	4 (Moderate)
== Fun facts ==
* Alfalfa County remains a major producer of petroleum and natural gas. In 2012, it was second (surpassed only by neighboring Woods County) in production of natural gas for Oklahoma counties, with an output of 419,606,514 Mcf (thousand cubic feet). It is also a major producer of crude oil, with total output of 3,395,396 barrels in 2012, which was fifth among Oklahoma counties.
* The largely rural economy is based on agricultural and energy production. Agriculture has altered to be based in industrial-scale farms and production. The county is the second-largest producer of winter wheat in Oklahoma. The USDA estimated the county's winter wheat production at 5,957,000 bushels for 2015. The USDA also listed the county as the state's seventh-largest producer of sorghum in 2015, at 702,000 bushels.
* Alfalfa County is one of the most overwhelmingly Republican counties in Oklahoma, last voting for a Democrat in a presidential election for Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.
* The Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge and the Great Salt Plains Lake are located in Alfalfa County.
* The Alfalfa County Electric Mills are located north of Helena.
* The James Crabtree Correction Center is located at Helena.
* In 1914, according to The Literary Digest, Carmen originated a "Take It Back Day", when neighbors would return anything they had borrowed over the last year. Apparently it never caught on nationally.
* Goltry is the birthplace of Wally Parks in 1913, the founder of the National Hot Rod Association.
* As late as 2000, one-third of Goltry's residents claimed German ancestry.
* Jet's economy has been based on farming since its inception. The main products are wheat, livestock, and poultry. Tourism has bolstered the economy since the Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1930.
* Cherokee is the home of several sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), including the Cherokee Friends Church, constructed in 1919, and the Cherokee IOOF Lodge No. 219, built in 1931. Other Cherokee sites listed with the NRHP are the Farmers' Federation Elevator (ca. 1917), the Alfalfa County Courthouse (ca. 1921), the Cherokee National Guard Armory (ca. 1936), and the Hotel Cherokee (ca. 1929) - which currently serves as the county history center.
Category:Oklahoma Counties