Converse is a

Census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

located in

Spartanburg County Spartanburg County is a county located on the northwestern border of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 327,997, making it the fifth-most populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is Spartanburg ...

in the

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State State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

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. According to the

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, the population was 608.See for population numbers and for municipality and CDP lists in the 2010 Census.

Geography

Converse is located at (34.995665, -81.843059). These coordinates place the CDP in the east side of the county, between the city of

Spartanburg Spartanburg is a city in and the seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The city of Spartanburg has a municipal population of 38,732 as of the 2020 census, making it the 11th-largest city in the state. For a time, the Offi ...

and the town of

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total land area of 0.690 square mile (1.786 km) and a total water area of 0.011 square miles (0.029 km).

Demographics

Notable person

Art Fowler John Arthur Fowler (July 3, 1922 – January 29, 2007) was an American pitcher and pitching coach in Major League Baseball. The , right-hander was signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent before the 1944 season. He played for the C ...

, pitcher and pitching coach in

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References

Census-designated places in Spartanburg County, South Carolina Census-designated places in South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-geo-stub