Conway County, Arkansas

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Conway County, Arkansas
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Location in the state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	October 20, 1825
Seat	Morrilton
Area - Total - Land - Water	567 sq mi (1,469 km²) 556 sq mi (1,440 km²) 11 sq mi (28 km²), 1.85%
Population - (2000) - Density	20,336 36/sq mi (14/km²)

Conway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population was 20,336. The county seat is Morrilton.^[1] Conway County was formed on October 20, 1825 from a portion of Pulaski County and named for Henry Wharton Conway who was the territorial delegate to the U.S. Congress.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Cities and towns
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 567 square miles (1,468 km²), of which, 556 square miles (1,440 km²) of it is land and 11 square miles (27 km²) of it (1.85%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

Interstate 40
U.S. Highway 64
Highway 9
Highway 92
Highway 95
Highway 124
Highway 154

[edit] Adjacent counties

Van Buren County (north)
Faulkner County (east)
Perry County (south)
Yell County (southwest)
Pope County (west)

[edit] Demographics

Age pyramid Conway County^[2]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 20,336 people, 7,967 households, and 5,736 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 9,028 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.27% White, 13.05% Black or African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. 1.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,967 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were married couples living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,209, and the median income for a family was $38,179. Males had a median income of $28,199 versus $20,134 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,056. About 12.20% of families and 16.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.90% of those under age 18 and 13.10% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

Henry W. Conway, namesake for Conway County.

Conway County was formed on October 20, 1825 from a portion of Pulaski County and named for Henry Wharton Conway who was the territorial delegate to the U.S. Congress.