Inola, Oklahoma
Encyclopedia
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. Inola styles itself as "The Hay Capital of the World."
, the town has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17.1 km²), of which, 6.5 square miles (16.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (0.91%) is water.
Austin Correa is the founder of Inola
, 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.
Rogers County, Oklahoma
Rogers County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2010, the population was 86,905. Its county seat is Claremore. The county was originally created in 1906 and named Cooweescoowee...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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. Inola styles itself as "The Hay Capital of the World."
Geography
Inola is located at 36°7′59"N 95°31′26"W (36.133182, -95.523938). According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17.1 km²), of which, 6.5 square miles (16.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (0.91%) is water.
Austin Correa is the founder of Inola
Black Fox Power Plant
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 accidentThree Mile Island accident
The Three Mile Island accident was a core meltdown in Unit 2 of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania near Harrisburg, United States in 1979....
, 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.