The population density was 1,199.6 inhabitants per square mile (463.2/km 2). But the tornado held the record for the highest recorded wind speed of 270 mph until the Bridge Creek, Oklahoma tornado of May 3, 1999, in the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, which had a wind gust of 318 mph.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km 2), all land.ĭemographics Historical population CensusĪs of the census of 2000, there were 293 people, 97 households, and 71 families residing in the town.
The tornado was rated F4 because of the minimal damage that occurred. On April 26, 1991, a large F4 tornado touched down within one mile of the town. A Santa Fe train was robbed by the Dalton Gang in this locale on June 1, 1892. The name was changed to Red Rock in June 1892. A post office named 'Magnolia' opened at the trading post in March 1890. The land around the railroad crossing of Red Rock Creek still belonged to the Otoe-Missouri reservation, but Rufus N. In 1886, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad built a line through what would become Noble County. The headquarters of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians is located in Red Rock. The population was 283 at the 2010 census, a decline from 293 at the 2000 census.
Red Rock ( Iowa-Oto: Chína Ino Šúje pronounced ĩꜜno suꜜdʒɛ, meaning 'Rock Red town') is a town in northern Noble County, Oklahoma, United States.
