Conway is a city in the American state of Arkansas and the county seat of Faulkner County, located in the state's most populous Metropolitan Statistical Area, Central Arkansas. Although sometimes considered a suburb of Little Rock, Conway is unique in that the majority of its residents do not commute out of the city to work. 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 with its largest 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 institutions, earning it the nickname "The City of Colleges".
As of the 2016 Census Estimate, the city proper had a total population of 65,000, making Conway the seventh largest city in Arkansas. 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. 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.
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Good place to live. Many stores, restaurants and attractions in Conway.
Lot's of close places to go. Very beautiful city. Shopping is very close. Senior center is very friendly and lots of people to meet
There's alot of community engagement especially because this is a city of colleges. There are many job opportunities including delivery& transportation jobs.
Several retirement facilities , three colleges , Two great hospitals , several work out facilities , A senior citizen center for playing Bingo to dancing weekly .
Nice community they are there for each orher