Conway, Arkansas | |
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Clockwise from top: Toad Suck Square, Hendrix College, Donaghey Hall, SWN Offices, College of Business, Hendrix Village, University of Central Arkansas | |
Nickname: City of Colleges | |
![]() Location of Conway in Faulkner County. | |
Location of Conway in Arkansas and the United States | |
Coordinates: 35°05′14″N 92°27′12″W / 35.08722°N 92.45333°W | |
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County | ![]() |
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; among its largest employers being Acxiom, the University of Central Arkansas, Hendrix College, Insight Enterprises, and many technology start-up companies.[7] Conway is home to three post-secondary educational institutions, earning it the nickname "The City of Colleges".[8]
As of the 2020 Census, the city proper had a total population of 64,134, making Conway the eighth-most populous city in Arkansas.[9] 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]