Alva, Oklahoma

Alva, Oklahoma
Alva, Oklahoma
City
	Location of Alva within Oklahoma
	Coordinates: 36°48′21″N 98°40′04″W / 36.80583°N 98.66778°W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Woods
Incorporated	1893
Named for	Alva Adams
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• Mayor	Mayor Kelly Parker
• City manager	Stephen Ford
Area
• Total	6.30 sq mi (16.33 km2)
• Land	6.30 sq mi (16.33 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,345 ft (410 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	5,028
• Density	797.46/sq mi (307.91/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	73717
Area code	580
FIPS code	40-01800
GNIS ID	2409690
Website	alvaok.org

Alva is a city in and the county seat of Woods County, Oklahoma, United States,^[1] along the Salt Fork Arkansas River. The population was 5,028 at the time of the 2020 Census,^[6] up from 4,945 at the 2010 census.^[7] The main campus of Northwestern Oklahoma State University is in Alva.^[8]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alva, Oklahoma
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