Converse County, Wyoming
A typical scene in Converse County
Converse County was organized on March 9, 1888 in east central Wyoming.
Named after Amasa R. Converse, a Wyoming pioneer and Cheyenne banker, Converse County presently contains 4,255 square miles of land and 10 square miles of water. The county seat is Douglas.
When Converse County was first organized, it contained 6,624 square miles of land but that amount was reduced when Niobrara County was organized and carved out of Converse County in 1911.
Fast Facts about Converse County, Wyoming
2009 Estimates:
Estimated Median Household Income: $55,050
Estimated Median Home Value: $174,000
Major Industries:
Mining, Educational Services, Health Care, Construction, Lodging & Food Services, Government, Agriculture, Transportation Services, Retail Services, Utilities, Social Services
Estimated Median Household Income: $55,050
Estimated Median Home Value: $174,000
Major Industries:
Mining, Educational Services, Health Care, Construction, Lodging & Food Services, Government, Agriculture, Transportation Services, Retail Services, Utilities, Social Services
Types of Jobs:
Private Sector, wages or salary: 71%
Government Sector: 19%
Unincorporated, Self-Employed: 9%
Homemaker, Unpaid: 1%
Population Density: 3 People per Square Mile
2011 Cost of Living Index for Converse County: 82.9
Median Resident Age: 37.5 Years
Private Sector, wages or salary: 71%
Government Sector: 19%
Unincorporated, Self-Employed: 9%
Homemaker, Unpaid: 1%
Population Density: 3 People per Square Mile
2011 Cost of Living Index for Converse County: 82.9
Median Resident Age: 37.5 Years
Population Demographics: 2010
| Total Population | 13,833 |
| Males | 7,017 |
| Females | 6,816 |
| Population by Age | |
| Under 18 | 3,512 |
| 18 & over | 10,321 |
| 20-24 | 699 |
| 25-34 | 1,721 |
| 35-49 | 2,749 |
| 50-64 | 3,049 |
| 65 & over | 1,776 |
| Population by Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 867 |
| Non Hispanic or Latino | 12,966 |
| Population by Race | |
| White | 13,160 |
| African-American | 46 |
| Asian | 41 |
| Native American | 106 |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 |
| Other | 241 |
| Two or more | 232 |
