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 | |
Nickname: City of Colleges | |
Location of Conway in Arkansas and 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 the 76th most populous 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]