| Inola, Oklahoma | |
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| — Town — | |
| Nickname(s): Hay Capital of the World | |
| Location of Inola, Oklahoma | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Rogers |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.6 sq mi (17.1 km2) |
| • Land | 6.5 sq mi (16.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,788 |
| • Density | 242.9/sq mi (93.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 74036 |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-37100[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1094108[2] |
Inola is a town in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States. It is included in the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area (TMSA). The population was 1,788 at the 2010 census, a 12.5 percent increase from 1,589 at the 2000 census.[3] Inola styles itself as "The Hay Capital of the World."[4]
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Inola is located at (36.133182, -95.523938)[5]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17 km2), of which, 6.5 square miles (17 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.91%) is water.
Austin Correa is the founder of Inola
The Black Fox Nuclear Power Plant was a nuclear power plant proposed by the Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) in May 1973. The facility was to be built approximately 12 miles outside of Inola, Oklahoma, and encompass the use of two General Electric (GE) Boiling Water Reactors. While PSO initially wooed the citizens of Inola with the promises of economic growth and better schools, after the Three Mile Island accident, and accidents at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant, the people became disillusioned with the idea of housing such a facility in their backyards. After nine years of court battles, the decision was abandoned in 1982 and no complex would be built. However, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) allowed PSO to pass their losses onto PSO consumers with a rate hike to replace the money lost. It has recently been suggested again.
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