Woods County, Oklahoma
11 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 8,596
- Median household income
- $53,275
- ±4,337
- Unemployed
- 4.6%
- 199 of 4,284 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.0%
- 3,009 of 3,584 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Woods | 8,583 (2021) | Po Box 386, Alva | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit Engineering District 8 | Highways | 909 West Lakes Dr, Alva | — |
| Waynoka City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1237 Main St, Waynoka | — |
| Woods County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 927 Oklahoma Blvd, Alva | Website |
| Woods County Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | 1161 Broadway St, Alva | — |
| Woods County Rural Water District 2 | Water supply utility | 356544 County Road 100, Freedom | — |
| Woods County Rural Water District 3 | Water supply utility | 318 Oklahoma Blvd, Alva | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
ALVA
School district5 schools
418 Flynn Street, Alva, OK, 73717
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
FREEDOM
School district2 schools
1138 Eagle Pass, Freedom, OK, 73842
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WAYNOKA
School district2 schools
2134 Lincoln Street, Waynoka, OK, 73860
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Cherokee Farmers' Market (Cherokee)
Woodward Farmers' Market Association (Woodward)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.