Editing Oologah, Oklahoma (section)

==History==
In 1889, the [[Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway]] (later, the [[St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway]], subsequently a part of the [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]], and currently, the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]) laid tracks through the area and established a townsite named Oologah, Indian Territory. Oologah was named for ''Oologah'' (Dark Cloud), a [[Cherokee]] chief.<ref>Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names.'' University of Oklahoma Press; Norman, Oklahoma; 1987. {{ISBN|0-8061-2028-2}}.</ref> The ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'' says that the Oklahoma [[Federal Writers' Project]] claimed the name translates from the [[Cherokee language]] as "red horse fish", while some other sources say that the name means "cloudy weather" or just "clouds." The post office was opened May 25, 1891.<ref name = "EOHC-Oologah">[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/O/OO001 Larry O'Dell,  "Oologah" ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture''.]</ref> 
{{US Census population
|1900= 308
|1910= 324
|1920= 277
|1930= 263
|1940= 236
|1950= 242
|1960= 299
|1970= 458
|1980= 798
|1990= 828
|2000= 883
|2010= 1146
|2020= 1193
|footnote=[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/O/OO001.html]
}}

Early in the 20th century, the town flourished because of agriculture, coal mining, and oil and gas production. However, these were hard hit during the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]]. The town's population declined from 324 in 1910 to 236 in 1940. The population had recovered to 299 in 1960. Construction of Oologah dam and lake in 1963, east of town, revitalized the town, which has continued to grow.<ref name = "EOHC-Oologah" />

In 1963, the Army Corps of Engineers completed the first phase of [[Oologah Lake]].<ref name = "EOHC-Oologah" />

In 1991, an F4 tornado which was part of the [[Andover, Kansas Tornado Outbreak|Andover, Kansas tornado outbreak]] destroyed the north side of Oologah, including the town's school.