Conway County, Arkansas

{{short description|County in Arkansas, United States}}

{{Distinguish|Conway, Arkansas}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Conway County

| state = Arkansas

| seal =

| founded year = 1825

| founded date = October 20

| seat wl = Morrilton

| largest city wl = Morrilton

| area_total_sq_mi = 566.66

| area_land_sq_mi = 556.15

| area_water_sq_mi = 10.51

| area percentage = 1.8%

| census yr = 2020

| pop = 20715

| pop_est_as_of = 2023

| population_est = 21077 {{gain}}

| density_sq_mi = auto

| web = https://conwaycountyar.com/

| ex image = {{Photomontage

| photo1a = Facade_of_Conway_County_Courthouse_in_Morrilton,_AR_004.jpg{{!}}Conway County Courthouse

| photo2a = Morrilton Commercial Historic District, 1 of 2.JPG{{!}}Downtown Morrilton

| photo2b = Petit.jpg{{!}}Arkansas River

| photo3a = Train Station Morrilton.JPG{{!}}Train Station

| photo3b = Cedar Falls Trail, Petit Jean State Park 012.jpg{{!}}Cedar Falls

| photo4a = Petit jean panorama.JPG{{!}}View from Petit Jean State Park

| spacing = 1

| position = center

| color_border = white

| color = white

| size = 266

| foot_montage = Clockwise from top: Conway County Courthouse, the Arkansas River, Cedar Falls, a panoramic view of the Arkansas River Valley from Petit Jean State Park, the Morrilton Train Station, and downtown Morrilton }}

| ex image cap =

| district = 2nd

| time zone = Central

| named for = Henry Wharton Conway

}}

Conway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Created as Arkansas's 11th county on October 20, 1825, Conway County has four incorporated municipalities, including Morrilton, the county seat and most populous city. The county is also the site of numerous unincorporated communities and ghost towns. The county is named for Henry Wharton Conway, a politician from a powerful political family who served as the delegate from the Arkansas Territory to the U.S. Congress from 1823 to 1827.

As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,715.{{cite web|title=Census – Geography Profile: Conway County, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Conway_County,_Arkansas?g=0500000US05029|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 19, 2023}} The county seat is Morrilton.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }} The 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.

In 2010, the center of population of Arkansas was located in Conway County, near the city of Plumerville.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/docs/cenpop2010/CenPop2010_Mean_ST.txt |title=Centers of Population by State: 2010 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103082820/http://www.census.gov/geo/reference/docs/cenpop2010/CenPop2010_Mean_ST.txt |archive-date=January 3, 2014 }}

History

File:HWConway.jpg, 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.

From 1831 until 1883, Lewisburg was the county seat. When the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad planned built tracks {{convert|1|mi|km}} north of Lewisburg in 1871, the proposed depot was to be named Morrilton after farmer E. J. Morrill, who sold the land to the railroad. People relocated from Lewisburg to Morrilton beginning in 1880, county government was relocated in 1883, and the depot was built in 1910.{{ Cite encyclopedia |title= Morrilton (Conway County) |url= https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/morrilton-857/ |first= Aaron W. |last= Rogers |date= September 18, 2019 |encyclopedia= Encyclopedia of Arkansas |publisher= Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System |location= Little Rock |access-date= January 12, 2020 }}

Conway County was much larger upon creation. Van Buren County was created from parts of Conway, Izard, and Independence counties on November 11, 1833. Perry County was created from Conway County on December 18, 1840. Faulkner County was created from parts of Conway and Pulaski counties on April 12, 1873.

Geography

{{multiple image |align=left |direction= vertical |width= 250 |footer=Top: View from Petit Jean Mountain
Bottom: Arkansas River winds through an alluvial plain |image1= Arkansas River Valley 003.jpg |image2= Petit.jpg |alt1= Green vista from a high point on Petit Jean Mountain looks down on trees under a blue sky. |alt2= Photo of a flat, agricultural landscape with a blue river curving through the landscape. }}

{{Main|Geography of Arkansas|Arkansas River Valley}}

Conway County is within the Arkansas River Valley region, a fertile, low-lying valley along the Arkansas River between the Ozark Mountains to the north and the Ouachita Mountains to the south.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|567|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|552|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|14|sqmi}} (2.5%) is water.{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 25, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}} It is the fifth-smallest county in Arkansas by area.

The county is located approximately {{convert|52|mi|km}} northwest of Little Rock, {{convert|109|mi|km}} east of Fort Smith, and {{convert|180|mi|km}} west of Memphis, Tennessee.{{#tag:ref|Mileages from Conway County to Little Rock, Fort Smith, and Memphis are based on highway miles using county seat Morrilton for Conway County.{{cite web

|title=Google Maps (Search for Morrilton, AR)

|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Morrilton,+AR+72110/@35.153915,-92.7778371,13z

|access-date= January 11, 2020 }}

|group=Note}} Conway County is surrounded by two Central Arkansas counties: Faulkner County to the east and Perry County to the south, and three River Valley/mountain counties: Van Buren County to the north, Yell County to the southwest, and Pope County to the west.

=Hydrology=

{{See also|List of lakes in Conway County, Arkansas}}

=Protected areas=

The northern {{convert|16|sqkm|hectare}} of Conway County is protected within the Ozark National Forest, a small part of a large protected forest spanning parts of 16 Arkansas counties. Petit Jean State Park, is Arkansas's oldest state park, rises from the River Valley in southern Conway County along the top of Petit Jean Mountain.

Conway County is home to five Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) under Arkansas Game and Fish Commission jurisdiction. Ed Gordon Point Remove WMA is a wetland near the confluence of the East Fork and West Fork of Point Remove Creek in western Conway County. The area is known for duck, deer, and dove hunting.{{ cite web |first=Joe |last= Mosby |title= Partners Created Ed Gordon/Point Remove WMA |work= Fort Smith Times Record |location=Fort Smith, AR |date= February 25, 2013 |via=NewsBank |url= https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/144AD31B478212C8 }} Lake Overcup WMA is a noted crappie fishing lake created by AGFC in 1963.{{ cite web |last= Nelson |first= Rex |title= The Catholic Point Italians |work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |publisher= Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. |location= Little Rock, AR |page= 7B |volume= 333 |issue= 200 |date=October 16, 2019 |via=NewsBank |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=image/v2:166CAD481D686970@NewsBank-1769B2F188D5056D@2458773-1769D48A5916DCCA@15-1769D48A5916DCCA@. |access-date= January 11, 2020 }} Cypress Creek WMA is located around the shore of Brewer Lake, a fishing lake built in 1983 to construct a water supply for Conway,{{ cite web |author= Staff |title= Lake Brewer at a glance |work= Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Inc. |location= Little Rock, AR |date= July 19, 1999 |page= C3 |via=NewsBank |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/13D2F930C725A6A0 |access-date= January 11, 2020 }} as well as containing parts of the Cherokee WMA{{ cite map |title= Cherokee WMA |url= https://agfc-publicusemaps.s3.amazonaws.com/Cherokee%20WMA%20(7%20of%2010)%20Area%207.pdf |page= 7 |date= November 21, 2019 |access-date= January 11, 2020 |scale=1:70000 |author= GIS Staff |location=Little Rock |publisher= Arkansas Game & Fish Commission }} and a small part of Piney Creeks WMA.{{ cite map |title= Piney Creeks WMA |url= https://agfc-publicusemaps.s3.amazonaws.com/Piney%20Creeks%20WMA%20(Page%205%20of%205).pdf |page= 5 |date= July 19, 2019 |access-date= January 11, 2020 |scale=1:100000 |author= GIS Staff |location=Little Rock |publisher= Arkansas Game & Fish Commission }} The county is also home to the Cove Creek Natural Area.

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1830= 982

|1840= 2892

|1850= 3583

|1860= 6697

|1870= 8112

|1880= 12755

|1890= 19459

|1900= 19772

|1910= 22729

|1920= 22578

|1930= 21949

|1940= 21536

|1950= 18137

|1960= 15430

|1970= 16805

|1980= 19505

|1990= 19151

|2000= 20336

|2010= 21273

|2020= 20715

|estyear=2023

|estimate=21077

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 30, 2024}}

|align-fn=center

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 25, 2015}}
1790–1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 25, 2015|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}} 1900–1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ar190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=August 25, 2015}}
1990–2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 25, 2015}} 2010{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05029.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 20, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811001623/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05029.html|url-status=dead}}

}}

=2020 Census=

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|+Conway County racial composition{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US05029&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=January 1, 2022|website=data.census.gov}}

!scope="col"| Race

!scope="col"| Number

!scope="col"| Percentage

scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)

| 16,148

| 77.95%

scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

| 2,190

| 10.57%

scope="row"| Native American

| 136

| 0.66%

scope="row"| Asian

| 89

| 0.43%

scope="row"| Pacific Islander

| 8

| 0.04%

scope="row"| Other/Mixed

| 1,258

| 6.07%

scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino

| 886

| 4.28%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 20,715 people, 8,309 households, and 5,600 families residing in the county.

=2010 Census=

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| caption= Racial/Ethnic Makeup of Conway County treating Hispanics as a Separate Category (2010){{cite web |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US05029 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 12, 2020 |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010, 2010 Demographic Profile Data, Conway County, Arkansas |work=2010 United States Census |location=Washington, DC |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213040136/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US05029 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}

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| label1 = White Non-Hispanic

| value1 = 82.4 | color2=#36A

| label2 = Black Non-Hispanic

| value2 = 11.2 | color1=#6A5

| label3 = Native American Non-Hispanic

| value3 = 0.7 | color3=#FF33AC

| label4 = Asian Non-Hispanic

| value4 = 0.4 | color4=#1A9

| label5 = Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic

| value5 = 0.0| color5=#E17720

| label6 = Other Non-Hispanic

| value6 = 0.0 | color6=#F0FF00

| label7 = Two or more races Non-Hispanic

| value7 = 1.7 | color7=#64ECDF

| label8 = Hispanic Any Race

| value8 = 3.6 | color8=#9400D3

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As of the 2010 census, there were 21,273 people, 8,463 households, and 4,473 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|38|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 9,720 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 84.2% White, 11.2% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.5% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. 3.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 8,463 households 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.4% of households were one person and 11.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.98.

The age distribution was 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% 65 or older. The median age was 40.5 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median household income was $32,700 and the median family income was $48,116. Males had a median income of $38,675 versus $26,318 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,909. About 10.2% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US05029|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213040744/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US05029|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 13, 2020|publisher=United States Census Bureau|year=2010|access-date=March 20, 2019|title=Selected Economic Characteristics}}

=2000 Census=

File:USA Conway County, Arkansas age pyramid.svg data]]

At the 2000 census,{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }} there were 20,336 people, 7,967 households, and 5,736 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|37|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 9,028 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. 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.

Of the 7,967 households 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 households were one person and 12.10% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.99.

The age distribution was 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% 65 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 household income was $31,209 and the median family income 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.

Government and Politics

= Government & Local Politics =

The county government is a constitutional body granted specific powers by the Constitution of Arkansas and the Arkansas Code. The quorum court is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all spending and revenue collection. Representatives are called justices of the peace and are elected from county districts every even-numbered year. The number of districts in a county vary from nine to fifteen, and district boundaries are drawn by the county election commission. The Conway County Quorum Court has eleven members. Presiding over quorum court meetings is the county judge, who serves as the chief executive officer of the county. The county judge is elected at-large and does not vote in quorum court business, although capable of vetoing quorum court decisions.{{Cite web |title=Quorum Courts |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/quorum-courts-6348/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Office of County Judge |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/office-of-county-judge-5720/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}

The Democratic Party continued to win all local county and city elected offices until 2018, when two members of the Republican Party were elected: Keith Long as Justice of the peace and Dennis Decker as County Coroner.

In the 2022 midterm elections, the county government flipped red, with Republicans winning all but three contested seats. Additionally, four Republicans were newly elected as new justices of the peace, the party flipped three Morrilton City Council seats – including Isaac Decker, who became the youngest to ever be elected, at age 20 – and the Oppelo Mayoral race.

In May 2023 the Morrilton City Council voted to turn the municipal offices to a non-partisan designation allowing for the mayor, city clerk, and council members to run as independents.

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|+Conway County, Arkansas Elected Countywide Officials{{Cite web |title=Conway {{!}} Association of Arkansas Counties |url=https://www.arcounties.org/counties/conway/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=www.arcounties.org}}{{Cite web |title=Conway County, Arkansas |url=https://conwaycountyar.com/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Conway County, Arkansas |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/Conway/115783/web.307039/#/summary?v=313964/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=results.enr.clarityelections.com}}https://www.arcounties.org/site/assets/files/6033/november_races.pdf

!Position

!Officeholder

!Party

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|County Judge

|Jimmy Hart

|Independent

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|County Clerk

|Kathy Kordsmeier

|Democratic

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|Circuit Clerk

|Darlene Massingill

|Democratic

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|Sheriff

|Mike Smith

|Democratic

Treasurer

|Carl Birkner

|(Unknown)

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|Collector

|Norbert Gunderman

|Democratic

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|Assessor

|Mark Stobaugh

|Democratic

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|Coroner

|Dennis B. Decker

|Republican

The composition of the Quorum Court following the 2024 elections is 7 Republicans and 4 Democrats. Justices of the Peace (members) of the Quorum Court following the elections are:{{Cite web |title=Conway County, Arkansas, elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Conway_County,_Arkansas,_elections,_2024 |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2018-12-04 |title=Quorum Court |url=https://conwaycountyar.com/home/quorum-court/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Conway County, Arkansas |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/Conway/122518/web.345435/#/summary?v=355300/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=results.enr.clarityelections.com |language=en}}

  • District 1: Philip Hoyt (D) of Perry.
  • District 2: Patrick Hartman (R) of Hattieville.
  • District 3: Steven Davenport (R) of Cleveland.
  • District 4: Thomas A. Flowers (D) of Center Ridge.
  • District 5: Keith Long (R) of Solgohachia.
  • District 6: Brigham Jones (R) of Morrilton.
  • District 7: Johnathan Ray Trafford (R) of Morrilton.
  • District 8: Michael Hammons (D) of Morrilton.
  • District 9: John David Trafford Jr. (R) of Morrilton.
  • District 10: Leslie Griffiths (R) of Morrilton.
  • District 11: Jimmy Miller (D) of Plumerville.

Additionally, the townships of Conway County are entitled to elect their own respective constables, as set forth by the Constitution of Arkansas. Constables are largely of historical significance as they were used to keep the peace in rural areas when travel was more difficult.{{Cite web |title=What is a Constable? |url=https://www.uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/ced-blog/posts/2022/may/what-is-a-constable.aspx |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=What is a Constable? |language=en}} The township constables as of the 2024 elections are:{{Cite web |title=Conway County, Arkansas, elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Conway_County,_Arkansas,_elections,_2024 |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/Conway/119882/web.317647/#/summary?v=333305/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=results.enr.clarityelections.com |language=en}}

  • Cedar Falls: Thomas William Barber (D)
  • Griffin: Alex Campbell (R)
  • Washington: John Gordon (R)
  • Welbourne: Shane Engebrecht (R)

= Federal Politics =

For the bulk of the 20th century, Conway County was reliably Democratic, voting solidly for the party in every presidential election except for the 1972 and 1984 landslides of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, respectively. Former Governor Bill Clinton won the county twice in his 1992 and 1996 victories while comfortably sweeping his native Arkansas.

As is the case with most rural counties as well as the state of Arkansas as a whole since the turn of the millennium, Conway County has turned sharply rightward and away from a more socially liberal Democratic Party than the one Clinton led. Though Republican George W. Bush won the county by less than 1% in 2000 and 2004, both Conway County and Arkansas would become safely red at the presidential level starting in 2008, despite Democrat Barack Obama decisively winning the election.

In 2016, Republican Donald Trump won Conway County with 61% of the vote and a 28.6% margin of victory over former First Lady of Arkansas and the U.S. Hillary Clinton, owing both to Trump's strength in Rural America and the decline of the Clinton brand in their home state. Trump would top his vote share and margin of victory in the county twice since then, winning with a 35.4% margin of victory and more than 65% of the vote over Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 (despite Biden winning nationwide), followed by a 40.3% margin of victory and 69% vote share as he reclaimed the Presidency in 2024, the latter of which stands as the best performance for a Republican presidential candidate in county history.

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|5,893|2,449|199|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|2020|Republican|5,694|2,615|376|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|2016|Republican|4,849|2,656|422|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|2012|Republican|4,514|3,005|211|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|2008|Republican|4,691|3,149|298|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|2004|Republican|4,009|3,982|93|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|2000|Republican|3,545|3,496|193|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,307|4,055|920|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,719|4,898|864|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|4,066|4,134|39|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,049|3,742|45|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|4,145|4,698|346|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,177|6,443|9|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,187|3,009|9|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|1,973|2,560|1,958|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,378|4,205|19|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,685|2,900|211|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,636|2,618|27|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|2,133|3,174|10|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|425|1,771|258|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|639|1,579|3|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|272|2,067|1|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|305|2,013|2|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|285|2,530|20|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|665|1,514|3|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|526|909|125|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,243|1,791|37|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,032|1,401|0|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|527|1,435|417|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|818|2,533|52|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|937|1,572|37|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|805|1,635|20|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|656|2,255|18|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|731|1,284|296|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|1,280|1,360|75|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1884|Republican|1,433|1,118|0|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1880|Republican|1,020|908|2|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1876|Democratic|556|772|0|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1872|Democratic|150|240|0|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1868|Republican|434|309|0|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1860|Southern Democratic|0|52|875|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1856|Democratic|0|408|147|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1852|Democratic|110|259|0|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1848|Democratic|149|171|0|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1844|Democratic|167|288|0|Arkansas}}

{{PresRow|1840|Democratic|177|201|0|Arkansas}}

{{PresFoot|1836|Whig|48|23|0|Arkansas}}

Communities

=Cities=

=Town=

=Census-designated places=

=Other unincorporated communities=

=Townships=

File:Conway County Arkansas 2010 Township Map large.jpg

{{Arkansas Townships About|County = Conway}}

{{Cite map

|publisher = U. S. Census Bureau

|title = 2011 Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS): Conway County, AR

|url = http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05029_conway/BAS11C20502900000_000.pdf

|access-date = August 19, 2011

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121019145331/http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05029_conway/BAS11C20502900000_000.pdf

|archive-date = October 19, 2012

}}{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/block/2010/cousub/dc10blk_st05_cousub.html#C | title = Arkansas: 2010 Census Block Maps – County Subdivision | publisher = United States Census Bureau | access-date = May 27, 2014}}

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  • Austin
  • Bentley (Oppelo)
  • Bird
  • Catholic Point
  • Cedar Falls
  • Gregory
  • Griffin
  • Higgins
  • Howard (Menifee, Plumerville)
  • Lick Mountain (CDP Center Ridge)
  • Martin
  • McLaren
  • Nichols
  • Old Hickory
  • Petit Jean
  • St. Vincent
  • Steele
  • Union
  • Washington
  • Welborn (Morrilton)
  • White Eagle

{{div col end}}

Infrastructure

=Major highways=

  • I-40
  • US Highway 64
  • {{jct|state=AR|AR|9}}
  • {{jct|state=AR|AR|92}}
  • {{jct|state=AR|AR|95}}
  • {{jct|state=AR|AR|113}}
  • {{jct|state=AR|AR|124}}
  • {{jct|state=AR|AR|132}}
  • {{jct|state=AR|AR|154}}
  • {{jct|state=AR|AR|155}}
  • {{jct|state=AR|AR|213}}
  • {{jct|state=AR|AR|247}}
  • {{jct|state=AR|AR|287}}
  • {{jct|state=AR|AR|980}}

See also

{{Portal|Arkansas}}

Notes

{{reflist|group=Note}}

References

{{reflist|30em}}

{{Geographic Location

| Centre = Conway County, Arkansas

| North = Van Buren County

| Northeast =

| East = Faulkner County

| Southeast =

| South = Perry County

| Southwest = Yell County

| West = Pope County

| Northwest =

}}

{{Conway County, Arkansas}}

{{Arkansas}}

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Category:1825 establishments in Arkansas Territory

Category:Populated places established in 1825