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Population (year 2000): 1,137. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,116 (-1.8% change)
Males: 561 (49.3%), Females: 576 (50.7%)
Zip code:
46919
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $33,333 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,700 (year 2000)
Races in Converse:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
- Hispanic (3.0%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (22.2%), United States
(14.0%), English (9.5%), Irish (8.8%), French (2.6%),
Scotch-Irish (1.6%).
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Converse
- High school or higher: 81.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 1.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Converse town
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 59.9%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 11.8%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -23 (-2.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Converse:
- GRANT-BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTH, INC (about 15 miles;
MARION, IN)
- MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MARION, IN)
- WABASH COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; WABASH, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Converse:
- GRISSOM ARB (about 20 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)
- ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 38 miles;
ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
- DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 42 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Converse:
- CONVERSE (about 2 miles; CONVERSE, IN; ID: 1I8)
- MISSISSINEWA RESERVOIR LANDING AREA (about 9 miles;
PERU, IN; ID: 43I)
- WABASH MUNI (about 14 miles; WABASH, IN; ID: IWH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Converse:
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; MARION,
IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
- ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; ANDERSON, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,116)
- BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; MUNCIE, IN;
FT enrollment: 17,039)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 45 miles;
MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
- BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN;
FT enrollment: 3,721)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS
(about 59 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment:
19,818)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 60
miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,397)
Public high school in Converse:
- OAK HILL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 501;
Location: 7756 W DELHPI PK-27; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Converse:
- OAK HILL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 243;
Location: 7760 W DELPHI PK-27; Grades: 07 - 08)
- CONVERSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 233;
Location: 600 E WASHINGTON ST; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Converse:
- CONVERSE-JACKSON TWP PL (Operating income:
$96,554; Location: 100 S JEFFERSON ST; 14,559 books; 211
audio materials; 1,228 video materials; 35 serial
subscriptions)
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