Conway, Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas City of Conway University of Central Arkansas Hendrix College Toad Suck Square, Hendrix College, Donaghey Hall, SWN Offices, College of Business, Hendrix Village, University of Central Arkansas Official seal of Conway, Arkansas Location of Faulkner County in the state of Arkansas Location of Faulkner County in the state of Arkansas Conway, Arkansas is positioned in Arkansas Conway, Arkansas - Conway, Arkansas Website City of Conway Conway is a town/city in the American state of Arkansas and the governmental center of county of Faulkner County, positioned in the state's most crowded Metropolitan Statistical Area, Central Arkansas.
Although sometimes considered a suburb of Little Rock, Conway is unique in that the majority of its inhabitants do not commute out of the town/city to work. The town/city also serves as a county-wide shopping, educational, work, healthcare, sports, and cultural core for Faulkner County and encircling areas.
Conway's expansion can be attributed to its jobs in technology and college studies with its biggest employers being Acxiom, the University of Central Arkansas, Hewlett Packard, Hendrix College, Insight Enterprises, and many technology start up companies. Conway is home to three post-secondary educational establishments, earning it the nickname "The City of Colleges". As of the 2015 Enumeration Estimate, the town/city proper had a total populace of 64,980, making Conway the seventh biggest city in Arkansas. Central Arkansas, the Little Rock North Little Rock Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area, is ranked 75th biggest in the United States with 731,612 citizens in 2015. Conway is part of the larger Little Rock North Little Rock, AR Combined Statistical Area, which in 2015 had a populace of 904,469, and ranked the country's 60th biggest CSA. The town/city of Conway was established by Asa P.
He laid off a town site around the depot and titled it "Conway Station", with respect to a famous Arkansas family.
Conway Station contained two small stores, two saloons, a depot, some temporary housing and a postal service. Even with being established as a barns town, there presently exists no passenger service.
Difficulties with Bishop John Tuigg led Strub to leave Pittsburgh in late October 1878 to travel to Conway. In 1879, Strub convinced the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad to deed 200,000 acres (810 km2) along the northern side of the Arkansas River to the Holy Ghost Fathers in order to found the St.
In order to attract Roman Catholic Germans to Conway and the encircling areas, Father Strub wrote The Guiding Star for the St.
In addition to extolling the qualities of Conway and the encircling area, Father Strub provided knowledge on how best to travel from Europe to Conway. By 1889, over 100 German families had settled in Conway, giving the town many of its distinct ively German street and company names.
Conway was long the home of the late Arkansas Supreme Court Associate Justice James D.
Conway is positioned in southwestern Faulkner County at 35 05 14 N 92 27 12 W. Interstate 40 passes through the north and east sides of the city, with access from Exits 124 through 129.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Conway has a total region of 45.6 square miles (118.1 km2), of which 45.3 square miles (117.4 km2) is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km2), or 0.54%, is water. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Conway has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Conway Conway has two designated historic districts: the Asa P.
Since 2000, downtown Conway has seen tens of millions of dollars in enhance and private investment.
Downtown Conway at the intersection of Oak and Chestnut The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 77.4% White, 15.6% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.4% from other competitions, and 2.2% from two or more competitions.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $42,640, and the median income for a family was $63,860. The per capita income for the town/city was $18,509.
47.6% of Conway's populace describes themselves as religious, slightly below the nationwide average of 48.8%. 44.5% of citizens in Conway who describe themselves as having a religion are Baptist (21.7% of the city's total population).
Conway is home to three establishments of higher learning, earning it the nickname City of Colleges.
The University of Central Arkansas is a enhance research college with an enrollment of approximately 12,000 students. It is well known for its Norbert O.
Schedler Honors College, being one of the first and most modeled after honor universities in the United States. Hendrix College is a nationally recognized private liberal arts college with an enrollment just over 1,300 students. With an average composite ACT score of 29, it is the highest of any college in the state. Central Baptist College is a four-year private liberal arts college with an enrollment of nearly 900 students. These universities together contribute to over 40 percent of Conway's adult workforce having a bachelor's degree or higher, making it one of the most educated metros/cities in the state. Main article: Conway School District (Arkansas) Conway's high school.
The Conway Public School District serves the city.
It is overseen by the Conway Board of Education, made up of seven people that are propel every third Tuesday in September annually in a citywide vote. Operating with a $88 million budget, the precinct enrolls approximately 10,000 students, making it the eighth biggest in the state. The precinct consists of 16 schools: 1 pre-school, 9 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 1 junior high school, and 1 high school. Over 65 percent of teachers in Conway Public Schools hold a master's degree or higher, and 67 are National Board Certified. Conway is also served by two private theological schools, Conway Christian High School and St.
Conway Christian has an approximate enrollment of 400 students while St.
The town/city is served by the Faulkner-Van Buren Regional Library System, a two county library fitness formed in 1954. Originally the town/city was served by the Conway Library from 1935 until the consolidation into the current system. Today the Conway Library serves as the command posts for the eight library county-wide system.
In addition to this, the students of UCA and Hendrix have no-charge access to both the Torreyson Library at the University of Central Arkansas, and the Bailey Library at Hendrix College by showing a current student ID from their respective college. Part of Conway's historic downtown The Conway Symphony Orchestra performs many times throughout the year, and the Conway Community Arts Association has been presenting theatre and other art opportunities to the improve for over 40 years. The Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, based in Conway, is the state's only experienced Shakespeare theater.
There are also art, music and theater opportunities provided by Conway's three colleges.
The University of Central Arkansas's Public Appearances program provides dance, music, and theater offerings each year.
Conway Public Schools has theater and music programs, with large concert and marching bands that persistently receive high marks in county-wide competitions.
Conway is a prominent sport-fishing destination and is home to biggest man-made Game and Fish commission lake in the United States.
Lake Conway, home to largemouth bass, crappie, gar, catfish, bream, bowfin, etc.
Downtown Conway Conway was home to one of the world's biggest school bus manufacturers, IC Corporation.
The Conway plant was one of only two IC manufacturing plants; the other is positioned in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
"Bob" Nabholz established Nabholz Construction in Conway in 1949.
Conway Corporation handles the small-town utilities (cable TV, Internet, and telephone services, in addition to electricity and water) for the town/city of Conway.
Acxiom Corporation, a global interactive marketing services business that uses consumer data, analytics, knowledge technology, data integration, and consulting solutions to help companies conduct direct marketing programs, was established in 1969 in Conway.
Although it has its corporate command posts in Little Rock, a large existence in Conway still remains.
The building, which will be owned by the Conway Development Corporation and leased to HP, will be positioned in The Meadows Office and Technology Park on the southern outskirts of town, and is assembled by Nabholz Construction.
2 University of Central Arkansas 1,500 3 Conway Regional Health System 1,330 4 Conway Human Development Center 1,200 5 Conway Public School District 1,100 13 City of Conway 415 Monte Coleman, NFL linebacker; Washington Redskins 1979-94, 3-time Super Bowl champion, attended the University of Central Arkansas 1975-1978 Tyree Davis, NFL wide receiver; Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1993-95, Cincinnati Bengals 1996, Seattle Seahawks 1997, attended the University of Central Arkansas 1989-92; younger brother of Willie Davis Willie Davis (wide receiver), NFL wide receiver; Kansas City Chiefs 1991-95, Houston Oilers 1996, Tennessee Oilers 1997-98, attended the University of Central Arkansas 1987-90; older brother of Tyree Davis Orval Faubus, 36th Governor of Arkansas, resided in his later years in Conway Jacob Ford, NFL defensive end; Tennessee Titans 2007-10, attended the University of Central Arkansas 2003-06 Max Frauenthal, Civil War hero, dominant Conway merchant, and beginning father of Heber Springs Peyton Hillis, NFL football running back; Arkansas Razorbacks 2004 07, Denver Broncos 2008 10, Cleveland Browns 2010 2011, Kansas City Chiefs 2012, New York Giants 2013 14 Hiroyuki Nishimura, established the Japanese website 2ch while studying at the University of Central Arkansas Scottie Pippen, NBA basketball forward, Chicago Bulls 1987-98 and 2003-2004, Houston Rockets 1998-99, Portland Trailblazers 1999-2003, six-time NBA champion, considered one of the 50 greatest NBA players of all time; attended the University of Central Arkansas Charlie Strong, NCAA Head football coach of The University of South Florida Bulls; (1980 1983) letterman as a defensive back at the University of Central Arkansas Conway has one official sister town/city agreement with the town/city of Quakenbrueck, Germany.
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