Converse is a town in Jackson Township, Miami County, and Richland Township, Grant County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. J. N. Converse platted an addition in 1867.
The Converse Depot and Converse-Jackson Township Public Library are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
Converse is located in the southeast corner of Miami County and in northwestern Grant County. Indiana State Roads 18 and 19 pass through the center of town together as Marion Street, splitting to the east in Mier, and to the west. SR 19 leads northwest to Peru, the Miami county seat, and southeast to Swayzee, while SR 18 leads east to Marion, the Grant county seat, and west to Galveston. Converse Airport is west of the town.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Converse has a total area of , of which , or 0.20%, are water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Converse had a population of 1,161. The median age was 40.3 years. 24.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.3 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 482 households in Converse, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.8% were married-couple households, 19.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 1,265 people, 489 households, and 337 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 553 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.5% White, 0.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.1% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.2% of the population.
There were 489 households, of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.1% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.12.
The median age in the town was 36.9 years. 29.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.8% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.
2000 census
As of the census
The town has a lending library, the Converse-Jackson Township Public Library.
Notable persons
- Monte Towe, Denver Nuggets basketball player