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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.
Wister is located at 34°58′6″N 94°43′23″W / 34.96833°N 94.72306°W / 34.96833; -94.72306 (34.968411, -94.723191).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.6 km) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) of it (2.04%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,002 people, 412 households, and 276 families residing in the town. The population density was 694.3 people per square mile (268.7/km²). There were 450 housing units at an average density of 311.8 per square mile (120.7/km²). 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…