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Population (year 2000): 5,288. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,900 (-7.3% change)
Males: 2,559 (48.4%), Females: 2,729 (51.6%)
Woods County
Zip code:
73717
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $27,432 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,000 (year 2000)
Races in Alva:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Black (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (26.6%), Irish (10.7%),
English (10.6%), United States (9.9%), Scotch-Irish (4.1%),
Italian (2.4%).
Elevation: 1340 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Alva
- High school or higher: 83.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alva city
- Never married: 29.2%
- Now married: 49.6%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 9.0%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -350 (-6.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Alva:
- SHARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (800 SHARE DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Alva:
- KIOWA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; KIOWA, KS)
- MEDICINE LODGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles;
MEDICINE LODGE, KS)
- FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; FAIRVIEW, OK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Alva:
- VANCE AFB (about 62 miles; ENID, OK; ID: END)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 103 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS;
ID: HUT)
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 104 miles; WICHITA, KS;
ID: ICT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alva:
- ALVA RGNL (about 3 miles; ALVA, OK; ID: AVK)
- WAYNOKA MUNI (about 21 miles; WAYNOKA, OK; ID: 1K5)
- CHEROKEE MUNI (about 22 miles; CHEROKEE, OK; ID:
4O5)
Colleges/Universities in Alva:
- NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
(Full-time enrollment: 1,609; Location: 709 OKLAHOMA
BLVD; Public; Website: www.nwosu.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- NORTHWEST TECHNOLOGY CENTER-ALVA (FT
enrollment: 31; Location: 1801 S 11TH ST; Public;
Website: www.nwt.tec.ok.us/)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Alva:
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88
miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 108 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 109 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles;
BETHANY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,002)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (about 115 miles;
EDMOND, OK; FT enrollment: 10,926)
Public high school in Alva:
- ALVA HS (Students: 330; Location: 501 14TH
STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Alva:
- WASHINGTON ES (Students: 222; Location: 701
BARNES ST.; Grades: PK - 01)
- ALVA MS (Students: 211; Location: 800 FLYNN
STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LONGFELLOW ES (Students: 139; Location: 19
BARNES; Grades: 02 - 03)
- LINCOLN ES (Students: 126; Location: 1540
DAVIS STREET; Grades: 04 - 05)
Library in Alva:
- ALVA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$160,783; Location: 504 SEVENTH STREET; 55,615 books;
391 audio materials; 1,287 video materials; 147 serial
subscriptions)
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