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City in Oklahoma, United States
1893Established
5,028Population
2.4 sq miArea
1,348 ftElevation

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

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