Place:Converse, Wyoming, United States

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NameConverse
Alt namesConversesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates42.967°N 105.533°W
Located inWyoming, United States     (1888 - )
See alsoAlbany, Wyoming, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Laramie, Wyoming, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Niobrara, Wyoming, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Douglas Park Cemetery
Census-designated place
Esterbrook
Inhabited place
Alberta
Arnold Place
Bill
Birkner Hill
Bona
Boxelder
Breakneck Hill
Buck Place
Chamberlain Place
Dead Man Crossing
Deadmans Corner
Douglas
Fetterman
Fisher
Fletcher
Glenrock
Holdup Hollow
Irvine
Leahy Place
Lockett
Lost Springs
Macy Place
McKinley
Old Kelly Place
Orin Junction
Orin
Orpha
Parkerton
Rogers Place
Rolling Hills
Ross
Shawnee
Stinson Hill
Underwood Crossing
Verse
Welch
Whipple Hollow
XH Crossing
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Converse County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 13,751. Its county seat is Douglas.

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History

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Converse County was created in 1888 by the legislature of the Wyoming Territory, of area annexed from Albany and Laramie counties.

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.

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.

An elected commission governs each Wyoming county. Commissioner David R. Edwards resigned in January 2012 after three years of service because of health problems. He was a Republican who had served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2001 to 2008.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1882 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1888 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1888 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1888 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1889 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1960 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1890 2,738
1900 3,337
1910 6,294
1920 7,871
1930 7,145
1940 6,631
1950 5,933
1960 6,366
1970 5,938
1980 14,069
1990 11,128
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