1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1 040 Wyoming 050 Converse County URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE Total population............................................... 11,128 Urban population.................................................... 5,076 Percent of total population..................................... 45.6 Rural population.................................................... 6,052 Percent of total population..................................... 54.4 Farm population................................................... 703 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 3,240 Preprimary school................................................... 178 Elementary or high school........................................... 2,601 Percent in private school......................................... 2.0 College............................................................. 461 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Persons 25 years and over......................................... 6,746 Less than 9th grade................................................. 417 9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 705 High school graduate................................................ 2,673 Some college, no degree............................................. 1,668 Associates degree................................................... 423 Bachelor's degree................................................... 581 Graduate or professional degree..................................... 279 Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 83.4 Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 12.7 RESIDENCE IN 1985 Persons 5 years and over...................................... 10,234 Lived in same house................................................. 5,549 Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 4,655 Same State........................................................ 3,723 Same county..................................................... 2,836 Different county................................................ 887 Different State................................................... 932 Lived abroad........................................................ 30 DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 6,813 With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 136 With a mobility limitation........................................ 76 With a self-care limitation....................................... 80 With a work disability.............................................. 473 In labor force.................................................. 240 Prevented from working............................................ 159 Persons 65 years and over..................................... 939 With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 168 With a mobility limitation........................................ 116 With a self-care limitation....................................... 115 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 2 040 Wyoming 050 Converse County CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 497 Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,818 Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,282 VETERAN STATUS Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 1,343 65 years and over................................................. 229 NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH Native population................................................... 10,957 Percent born in state of residence.............................. 47.1 Foreign-born population............................................. 171 Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 64 LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME Persons 5 years and over........................................ 10,234 Speak a language other than English................................. 511 Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 141 Speak Spanish..................................................... 383 Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 112 Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 19 Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 4 ANCESTRY Total ancestries reported......................................... 15,138 Arab................................................................ 0 Austrian............................................................ 23 Belgian............................................................. 5 Canadian............................................................ 14 Czech............................................................... 171 Danish.............................................................. 195 Dutch............................................................... 320 English............................................................. 2,236 Finnish............................................................. 55 French (except Basque).............................................. 552 French Canadian..................................................... 87 German.............................................................. 4,570 Greek............................................................... 60 Hungarian........................................................... 41 Irish............................................................... 2,269 Italian............................................................. 204 Lithuanian.......................................................... 12 Norwegian........................................................... 463 Polish.............................................................. 213 Portuguese.......................................................... 22 Romanian............................................................ 0 Russian............................................................. 116 Scotch-Irish........................................................ 417 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 3 040 Wyoming 050 Converse County Scottish............................................................ 393 Slovak.............................................................. 10 Subsaharan African.................................................. 0 Swedish............................................................. 476 Swiss............................................................... 49 Ukrainian........................................................... 0 United States or American........................................... 802 Welsh............................................................... 93 West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 0 Yugoslavian......................................................... 3 Other ancestries.................................................... 1,267. . .Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census