Converse County, Wyoming
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Website | conversecounty |
Converse County is a
History
Converse County was created in 1888 by the legislature of the Wyoming Territory, of area annexed from Albany and Laramie counties.[3]
Converse County was named for A.R. Converse, a banker and rancher from Cheyenne, Wyoming, who was co-owner with Francis E. Warren in a large ranch in the eastern part of Converse County.[4]
A portion of Converse County territory was annexed for the formation of Niobrara County in 1911. Converse County was slightly enlarged with territory from Albany County in 1955 after a special election.
Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,265 square miles (11,050 km2), of which 4,255 square miles (11,020 km2) is land and 10 square miles (26 km2) (0.2%) is water.[5]
Adjacent counties
- Campbell County - north
- Weston County - northeast
- Niobrara County - east
- Platte County - southeast
- Albany County - south
- Carbon County - southwest
- Natrona County - west
- Johnson County - northwest
National protected areas
- Medicine Bow National Forest(part)
- Thunder Basin National Grassland (part)
Major highways
- Interstate 25
- U.S. Highway 18
- U.S. Highway 20
- U.S. Highway 26
- U.S. Highway 287
- Wyoming Highway 59
Transit
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 2,738 | — | |
1900 | 3,337 | 21.9% | |
1910 | 6,294 | 88.6% | |
1920 | 7,871 | 25.1% | |
1930 | 7,145 | −9.2% | |
1940 | 6,631 | −7.2% | |
1950 | 5,933 | −10.5% | |
1960 | 6,366 | 7.3% | |
1970 | 5,938 | −6.7% | |
1980 | 14,069 | 136.9% | |
1990 | 11,128 | −20.9% | |
2000 | 12,052 | 8.3% | |
2010 | 13,833 | 14.8% | |
2020 | 13,751 | −0.6% | |
2023 (est.) | 13,809 | [6] | 0.4% |
US Decennial Census[7] 1870–2000[8] 2010–2016[1] |
2000 census
As of the
ancestry.There were 4,694 households, out of which 36.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.60% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. Of 4,694 households, 253 were unmarried partner households: 228 heterosexual, 12 same-sex male, and 13 same-sex female.
23.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.01.
The county population contained 28.50% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $39,603, and the median income for a family was $45,905. Males had a median income of $36,443 versus $19,032 for females. The
2010 census
As of the
Of the 5,673 households, 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.0% were non-families, and 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.93. The median age was 39.0 years.[10]
The median income for a household in the county was $54,599 and the median income for a family was $69,057. Males had a median income of $54,863 versus $32,025 for females. The per capita income for the county was $27,656. About 4.5% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the
Communities
City
- Douglas (county seat)
Towns
Census-designated places
Other unincorporated communities
Politics
Like most of Wyoming, Converse County is overwhelmingly Republican. Since Wyoming statehood in 1890, it has only been won by two Democrats –
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 5,917 | 84.89% | 861 | 12.35% | 192 | 2.75% |
2016 | 5,520 | 82.96% | 668 | 10.04% | 466 | 7.00% |
2012 | 5,043 | 79.50% | 1,089 | 17.17% | 211 | 3.33% |
2008 | 4,922 | 76.30% | 1,380 | 21.39% | 149 | 2.31% |
2004 | 4,447 | 77.68% | 1,184 | 20.68% | 94 | 1.64% |
2000 | 3,919 | 75.73% | 1,076 | 20.79% | 180 | 3.48% |
1996 | 2,702 | 55.02% | 1,520 | 30.95% | 689 | 14.03% |
1992 | 2,159 | 45.44% | 1,307 | 27.51% | 1,285 | 27.05% |
1988 | 2,885 | 68.45% | 1,301 | 30.87% | 29 | 0.69% |
1984 | 3,542 | 78.31% | 929 | 20.54% | 52 | 1.15% |
1980 | 2,987 | 70.63% | 922 | 21.80% | 320 | 7.57% |
1976 | 2,188 | 65.37% | 1,150 | 34.36% | 9 | 0.27% |
1972 | 2,312 | 77.07% | 682 | 22.73% | 6 | 0.20% |
1968 | 1,658 | 69.61% | 492 | 20.65% | 232 | 9.74% |
1964 | 1,559 | 55.50% | 1,250 | 44.50% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 1,933 | 67.61% | 926 | 32.39% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 1,855 | 71.18% | 751 | 28.82% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 2,056 | 70.51% | 850 | 29.15% | 10 | 0.34% |
1948 | 1,327 | 56.76% | 996 | 42.60% | 15 | 0.64% |
1944 | 1,601 | 62.05% | 979 | 37.95% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 1,889 | 57.49% | 1,395 | 42.45% | 2 | 0.06% |
1936 | 1,556 | 47.86% | 1,639 | 50.42% | 56 | 1.72% |
1932 | 1,569 | 45.13% | 1,860 | 53.49% | 48 | 1.38% |
1928 | 2,040 | 70.52% | 845 | 29.21% | 8 | 0.28% |
1924 | 1,758 | 58.46% | 524 | 17.43% | 725 | 24.11% |
1920 | 1,561 | 69.41% | 679 | 30.19% | 9 | 0.40% |
1916 | 766 | 45.60% | 879 | 52.32% | 35 | 2.08% |
1912 | 540 | 39.16% | 436 | 31.62% | 403 | 29.22% |
1908 | 1,030 | 58.36% | 716 | 40.57% | 19 | 1.08% |
1904 | 1,098 | 72.33% | 395 | 26.02% | 25 | 1.65% |
1900 | 795 | 66.19% | 406 | 33.81% | 0 | 0.00% |
1896 | 585 | 55.35% | 459 | 43.42% | 13 | 1.23% |
1892 | 494 | 54.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 417 | 45.77% |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Converse County, Wyoming
- Wyoming
- List of cities and towns in Wyoming
- List of counties in Wyoming
- Wyoming statistical areas
References
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