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Conway, Arkansas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Cadron Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72034. The Survey maps it on the Conway quadrangle. 64,134 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 312 feet above sea level.

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Conway within Faulkner County

On record in Conway

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 12 of 37 shown

Every listing in Faulkner County

Population over time

2 figures

Conway grew from 58,908 to 64,134 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201058,908
202064,134+5,226 (+9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

54 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Conway between 1997 and 2020, burning about 367 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning26
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Arson/incendiarism8
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2001Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1999Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 1999Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2001Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 2014Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionFAU17347739
9 August 2000Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 2011Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 2012Natural3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Faulkner County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Conway: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Plnt No 3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Faulkner County

Storms near this place

60 of 186 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Conway in 186 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 75 thunderstorm wind, 67 hail, 31 flash flood, 6 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death and 5 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2004LightningConway1 killedno account filed
January 1996Thunderstorm WindConway3 hurtno account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindConway2 hurtno account filed
August 2010Flash FloodConway$150,000Several streets flooded in downtown Conway. Cars stalled in the high water, and water entered a few businesses.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindConway$100,000Trees fell on homes and across roads, windows were damaged and there were power outages.
March 2019Thunderstorm WindConway$100,000Three cars were crushed by a tree in Conway.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindConway$50,000Storm damage occurred at the University of Central Arkansas Campus Carmichael Hall.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindConway$50,000A number of trees were blown down in the Conway area. Two of the trees fell on houses. A tree fell on Highway 25 in the Beaver Fork area, pulling down power lines and cable lines. A tree fell into a brick wall at the entrance to the Quail Creek subdivision.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindConway$50,000Some trees were blown down and several buildings were damaged.
February 2018Thunderstorm WindConway$40,000Trees were blown down in the city of Conway, including one that fell on a car and one that fell on a house.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindConway$40,000Several large trees were down. One tree fell on a house.
February 2018Thunderstorm WindConway$25,000Trees were blown down in the city of Conway... with one that fell on a car.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindConway$25,000A number of large trees were blown down.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindConway$25,000Numerous trees were blown down in Conway and around Faulkner County.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindConway$25,000Trees were blown down.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindConway$25,000Multiple trees were blown down.
June 2009LightningConway$15,000A day spa in Conway was damaged by a fire started by a lightning strike.
September 2009Thunderstorm WindConway$15,000A few trees were down in and around the city.
January 2007Flash FloodConway$12,000Several roads across the county were impassible due to high water levels.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindConway$10,000A large tree was blown down on a building. This was a delayed report.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindConway$10,000Trees and power lines were blown down in downtown Conway.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindConway$5,000A carport was blown over on East German Lane in the town of Conway.
June 2015Flash FloodConway$5,000Several roads in downtown Conway were severely flooded, with some businesses having water entering their buildings.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindConway$5,000A privacy fence and a few trees were blown down.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindConway$5,000Large tree limbs were blown down. One of the limbs went through the roof of a house.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindConway$2,000A fence was blown down and a trampoline was blown 100 yards.
April 1996LightningConway$2,000no account filed
July 2016Thunderstorm WindConway$1,000A strong outflow boundary downed trees on the UCA Campus. Power was knocked out on Campus as well.
August 2010Flash FloodConway$1,000Siebenmorgen Rd. had 4 to 6 inches of water flowing across it.
February 2025Flash FloodConway-Multiple roads were impassable with road closures taking place.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindConway-Multiple trees were blown down near Conway.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindConway-A tree was blown over at Centennial Valley Golf Course in Conway.
June 2025Flash FloodConway-High water covered several roads in downtown Conway.
June 2025HailConway-Quarter sized hail fell in the city of Conway, report via mPING.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindConway-A tree branch was snapped in half in the city of Conway.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindConway-Several tree limbs were blown down in the city of Conway.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindConway-Numerous tree limbs blown down in the city of Conway.
July 2024Flash FloodConway-Multiple roads flooded in southern Conway as a result of high water via Stone Dan Creek overflowing out of its banks.
July 2024Flash FloodConway-In the city of Conway, water was over the roadway at the intersection of Sugar Creek Drive and Donaghey Avenue.
July 2024Flash FloodConway-In the community of Conway street flooding took place in downtown with a car becoming stranded in the water over the roadway.
July 2024Heavy RainConway-A 24 hour rainfall total of 5.00 was measured at Greenbrier.
January 2023Flash FloodConway-A report was received from mPING of street flooding and/or vehicles stranded.
January 2023Flash FloodConway-A report was received from mPING of street flooding and/or vehicles stranded.
January 2023FloodConway-A report was received from mPING of a river or creek overflowing or cropland, yard, basement flooding.
January 2023Flash FloodConway-Street flooding was reported in the city of Conway on Oak St. and near Hendrix College.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindConway-A mPING report of 3 inch tree limbs broken along with power poles broken.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindConway-Numerous trees were blown down throughout the city of Conway.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindConway-A social media picture showed a large tree limb down, approximately a foot in diameter.
April 2022HailConway-This was an mPING report.
April 2022HailConway-Quarter size hail fell off Nutter Chapel Road in Conway.
April 2022HailConway-Hail was reported south of Dave Ward Drive and west of Donaghey.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindConway-A tree was blown down on Rooster Rd. The time was based on radar data.
May 2020Flash FloodConway-Flooding was reported on Harkrider and Siebenmorgan Roads in Conway.
May 2020Flash FloodConway-Sixth street in downtown Conway flooded.
August 2019Flash FloodConway-Flooding was reported in Conway with water over Dave Ward Drive.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindConway-Trees were reported down in Conway, AR.
February 2019Flash FloodConway-Several inches of water over the street.
February 2019Flash FloodConway-A creek overflowed, as well as yard and basement flooding.
February 2018Flash FloodConway-Multiple roads in and around Conway are barricaded due to flash flooding.
October 2018Flash FloodConway-South Germain (German) Rd. at Stone Dam Creek was closed due to flooding.

Every storm recorded in Faulkner County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Brumley2.0 miles13
Lakeview Acres2.8 miles11
Rolling Hills3.0 miles13
Pickles Gap (historical)3.4 miles11
Caney3.6 miles13
Belk Corner3.7 miles13
Salem (historical)3.7 miles17
Gleason4.2 miles17

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on ConwayAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79853The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76661. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.