Formed March 9, 1888 (9th county)
Converse County (13,747), Douglas (6,381)
The stone and concrete Modern facility was constructed in 1976. The courthouse sits at the intersection of 5th and Center streets. United States Highway 87 Business is one block west of the location. Henry Therkilden is the architect. There were also 1905 and 1915 versions in Douglas, the only county seat. The county was organized on March 9, 1888 from parts of Albany and Laramie counties as the 9th county. Converse County is named for settler A. R. Converse. The county seat was named for Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas.
Converse County government consists of a sheriff and 5 Commissioners. Two District Court Judges and Four Circuit Court Judge serve Converse, Goshen, Niobrara, and Platte counties. The county is in the eastern part of Wyoming. Casper, Wyoming is west and Cheyenne, Wyoming is southeast of the county. The county center is 20.2 miles North-Northwest of Douglas. The county is surrounded clockwise by Campbell, Weston, Niobrara, Platte, Albany, Carbon, Natrona, and Johnson counties.
The area of the county is 4255 square miles. It is 9 out of 23 in the state. It ranks 13 out of 23 in population in the state. It has a density of 3.2 persons per square mile making it 16 out of 23 in the state. Converse County has 67.1% of its population in its incorporated areas. Interstate Highway 25 enters the county from the southeast, Platte County, and exits to the west, Natrona County. United States Highway 18 comes from Niobrara County, east, and terminates. United States Highway 20 is joined with United States Highway 18 from Niobrara County, splits and joins Interstate Highway 25 into Natrona County. United States Highways 26/87 are joined with Interstate Highway 25 from Platte to Natrona counties. The county shape could be described as a fat comma. Douglas is located in the southern third of the county. Douglas is the county seat and the largest city. It is 46.4% of the county population.
Douglas
Glenrock
Lost Springs
Rolling Hills
