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Inola is a town in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States. It is included in the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area (TMSA). As of the 2020 census, Inola had a population of 1,890. Inola is a Cherokee word meaning "Black Fox." The town styles itself as "The Hay Capital of the World."
History
In 1889, the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway (later acquired by the Missouri Pacific Railway) built a line from Wagoner through the Foyil area onto the Kansas state line. The area was then just inside the northeastern corner of the Creek Nation in Indian Territory. A post office was established in March 1890 with the name Foyil. It was closed in September 1890 but reopened in April 1891. By 1901, the population was estimated at 100 people. The Dawes Commission had the town platted in 1902, before the Creek allotment.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Inola had a population of 1,890. The median age was 34.6 years. 28.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.2 males age 18 and over.
There were 682 households in Inola, of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.9% were married-couple households, 16.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| White || 1,353 || 71.6%
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| Black or African American || 12 || 0.6%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 219 || 11.6%
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| Asian || 7 || 0.4%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 8 || 0.4%
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| Two or more races || 291 || 15.4%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 62 || 3.3%
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Economy
The town has emerged as a bedroom community for Tulsa, about 28 miles to the west. The 1.8 million-square-foot plant includes a mill that transforms pulp into paper and a conversion facility that makes the finished product.