thumb|Dave Johnston power plant, a large coal-fired generating station at Glenrock, owned by [[PacifiCorp ]]
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.
History
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.
Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water.
thumb|Landscape in Converse County
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
- 20px Interstate 25
- 20px U.S. Highway 18
- 20px U.S. Highway 20
- 20px U.S. Highway 26
- 20px U.S. Highway 287
- 20px Wyoming Highway 59
Transit
- Express Arrow