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About Conway
You'll feel at home in Conway. Festivals to fishing. Football to family sports. Conway's a ball 'cause Conway's got it all.
Conway, Arkansas is known as the city of Colleges -- a home to the University of Central Arkansas, Hendrix College and Central Baptist College -- but to families who live here, it's so much more.
Conway is family friendly -- offering established neighborhoods lined with ancient hardwood trees, brand new subdivisions, and nearby acreage for families who like to stretch out.
Homes with the latest convenience and homes traditional to fit any lifestyle. With outstanding schools, nearby lakes and rivers, and an active parks and recreation department, kids in Conway are busy year-round.
One of the fastest growing communities in the South, Conway is home to major industry, from home grown Acxiom Corporation to AmTran to Fortune 500's like Kimberly Clark.
Industries like Conway and Faulkner County because they find an eager, educated workforce and an industry friendly town with municipally owned utilities.
General Information
- Climate - four distinct seasons
- Summer temperatures average 82 degrees
- Winter temperatures average 42 degrees
- Spring temperatures average 63 degrees
- Snowfall - moderate
- Annual precipitation 46.27 inches
- Taxes - (city and county)
- City has 1.5% sales tax
- State has 4.5% sales tax charged on items except real estate
- Personal Property Tax = 20% of assessed valuation time the millage rate.
Population
- U.S. Census 1996:
- City - 35,993
- County - 76,000 (Estimated) City Parks
- The city of Conway has nine public parks
Primary/Secondary Education
- Conway Public Schools
- Eight elementary schools
- Two middle schools
- One high school
- One senior high school
- St. Joseph's
- Private school
- Fully accredited K-12
Conway Regional Medical Center Since 1990, Conway Regional Medical Center has added outpatient services a medical office building, and a state of the art cardiovascular imaging lab. Other services include pre-operative, surgery, and post-operative services, a gastrointestinal laboratory, non-invasive cardiology, and an ophthalmologic laser room.
The new cancer treatment center contains equipment that can treat virtually all forms of cancer. Preventative medicine and the teaching and promotion of a healthy lifestyle are part of the mission of the Conway Regional Health and Fitness Center. The center is home to Conway Regional Sports Medicine, as well as fitness and rehabservices and equipment.
For more information about Conway, click through to the local newspaper, the Log Cabin Democrat which has covered Conway news since 1879.
To visit more Conway businesses on the Web, GoConway.com provides the most complete listing on the Internet.
