Conway, Arkansas | |
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       Clockwise from top: Toad Suck Square, Hendrix College, Donaghey Hall, Offices, College of Business, Hendrix Village, University of Central Arkansas | |
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| Nickname: City of Colleges | |
 Location of Conway in Faulkner County. | |
  Conway, Arkansas Location of Conway in Arkansas and the United States  Conway, Arkansas Conway, Arkansas (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°05′14″N 92°27′12″W / 35.08722°N 92.45333°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Arkansas |
| County |  Faulkner |
| MSA | Central Arkansas |
| CSA | Little Rock-North Little Rock |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Incorporated | October 16, 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Bart Castleberry (I) |
| • City Council | Aldermen |
| Area | |
• City | 46.51 sq mi (120.47 km2) |
| • Land | 46.26 sq mi (119.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2) 0.54% |
| Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 64,134 |
| • Rank | 7th in Arkansas |
| • Density | 1,386.38/sq mi (535.28/km2) |
| • Metro | 734,622[4] (US: 76th) |
| • CSA | 905,847[6] (US: 60th) |
| Demonym | Conwegian |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 72032-72035 |
| Area code | 501 |
| FIPS code | 05-15190 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404119[5] |
| Major airport2404119 | Clinton National Airport (LIT) |
| Website | City of Conway |
Conway is a city in the U.S. state of Arkansas and the county seat of Faulkner County, located in the state's most populous Metropolitan Statistical Area, Central Arkansas. The city also serves as a regional shopping, educational, work, healthcare, sports, and cultural hub for Faulkner County and surrounding areas. Conway's growth can be attributed to its jobs in technology and higher education. Conway is home to three post-secondary educational institutions, earning it the nickname "The City of Colleges".[7]
As of the 2020 Census, the city proper had a total population of 64,134, making Conway the eighth-most populous city in Arkansas.[8] Central Arkansas, the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area, is ranked 75th largest in the United States with 734,622 people in 2016.[4] Conway is part of the larger Little Rock–North Little Rock, AR Combined Statistical Area, which in 2016 had a population of 905,847, and ranked the country's 60th largest CSA.[6]
- ^ "Office of the Mayor". City of Conway. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ "City Council". City of Conway. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "Metropolitan Statistical Area". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Conway, Arkansas
- ^ a b "Combined Statistical Area". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ^ "Higher Education". City of Conway. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2018.