Wister, Oklahoma

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Wister is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,002 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Location of Wister, Oklahoma

Wister is located at 34°58′6″N, 94°43′23″W (34.968411, -94.723191)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²). 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (2.04%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,002 people, 412 households, and 276 families residing in the town. The population density was 268.7/km² (694.3/mi²). There were 450 housing units at an average density of 120.7/km² (311.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 83.93% White, 11.18% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 4.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.20% of the population.

There were 412 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,602, and the median income for a family was $26,417. Males had a median income of $21,154 versus $15,556 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,851. About 15.5% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 19.1% of those age 65 or over.

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