54-549: [REDACTED] Look up conway in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Conway may refer to: Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Conway, Arkansas Conway County, Arkansas Lake Conway , Arkansas Conway, Florida Conway, Iowa Conway, Kansas Conway, Louisiana Conway, Massachusetts Conway, Michigan Conway Township, Michigan Conway, Missouri Conway, New Hampshire ,
108-509: A 1777–78 conspiracy Conway Publishing Conway Recording Studios , California FM Conway , British engineering company Rolls-Royce Conway , the first turbofan aircraft engine to enter service Conway, a retail chain operated by National Stores FV 4004 Conway, a variant of the Centurion tank Conway's Game of Life , a two-dimensional cellular automaton John Horton Conway , creator of Conway's Game of Life Conway
162-483: A New England town Conway (CDP), New Hampshire , village in the town Conway, North Dakota Conway, North Carolina Conway, Pennsylvania Conway, South Carolina Conway River (Virginia) Conway, Washington Elsewhere [ edit ] Conway, Queensland , a locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia Conway River (New Zealand) Conway, Wales , now spelt Conwy,
216-528: A South Africa-born cricketer who plays for New Zealand Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Conway . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Conway&oldid=1255440910 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
270-489: A cardboard car derby and an alleycat bicycle ride . According to organizers led by Debbie Plopper, the event was a success. Mayor Tab Townsell said the event indicated to him that "interest in sustainability is flourishing in this community." The Faulkner-Van Buren Regional Library System serves the city, a two-county library system formed in 1954. Originally the city was served by the Conway Library from 1935 until
324-469: A female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.01. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 22.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
378-484: A master's degree or higher, and 67 are National Board Certified . Conway is also served by two private religious schools, Conway Christian School and St. Joseph Catholic School . Conway Christian has an approximate enrollment of 400 students, while St. Joseph School enrolls about 500 students. Conway previously had a Catholic grade school for black children, Good Shepherd School; it closed in 1965. Rock Region Metro has provided dial-a-ride transit services within
432-703: A mountain pass in California Conway Lake , New Hampshire Conwy (disambiguation) Con-way , a freight transportation and logistics company based in Ann Arbor, MI (formerly based in California) Conway's Game of Life Conway's Law Cornway College , commonly misspelt as Conway , in Mt Hampden, Zimbabwe. Conway School of Nursing , the nursing school at Catholic University, Washington D.C., USA. Conaway (disambiguation) Devon Conway ,
486-465: A new charitable object: "The advancement of study, research and education in humanist ethical principles". This replaced the previous object: "The study and dissemination of ethical principles and the cultivation of a rational religious sentiment." In 1935 twenty members of the Society signed a document stating that Conway Hall was their regular place of worship . It was therefore certified for marriages by
540-443: A plaque commemorating the chapel. In 1929 they built new premises, Conway Hall , at 37 (now numbered 25) Red Lion Square , in nearby Bloomsbury , on the site of a tenement, previously a factory belonging to James Perry, a pen and ink maker. Conway Hall is named after an American, Moncure D. Conway , who led the Society from 1864 to 1885 and from 1892 to 1897, during which time it moved further away from Unitarianism . Conway spent
594-958: A post office. Despite being founded as a railroad town , there is currently no passenger service; this is attributed to the increasing emphasis placed on cars. In 1878, Father Joseph Strub , a priest in the Roman Catholic Holy Ghost Fathers , arrived in Arkansas. A native of Alsace-Lorraine , Strub was expelled from Prussia during the Kulturkampf in 1872. He moved to the United States, settling in Pittsburgh , where he founded Duquesne University in October 1878. Difficulties with Bishop John Tuigg led Strub to leave Pittsburgh in late October 1878 to travel to Conway. In 1879, Strub convinced
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#1732838589392648-515: A rare platform for the work of women composers during its first few decades. The programming included a still small, but significant number of compositions by women compared to other concerts in London. Women composers featured in the first 1,000 concerts included Alice Verne-Bredt , sisters Amy, Annie and Jessie Grimson , Liza Lehmann , Ethel Smyth , Edith Swepstone , Josephine Troup and Maude Valérie White . Frank A. Hawkins served as Treasurer of
702-551: A town with a castle in North Wales River Conway, Wales , similarly respelt River Conwy Ships [ edit ] HMS Conway (school ship) HMS Conway (1832) , a 26-gun sixth rate launched in 1832 USS Conway (DD-70) or USS Craven (DD-70), a Caldwell class destroyer launched in 1918 USS Conway (DD-507) , a Fletcher-class destroyer launched in 1942 Other uses [ edit ] Conway (given name) Conway (surname) Conway Cabal ,
756-525: Is a popular sport-fishing destination and is home to the largest man-made Game and Fish Commission lake in the United States. Lake Conway , holds largemouth bass , crappie , gar , catfish , bream , bowfin , and others. The Arkansas Crappie Masters state tournament is held here every year. The city held its first-ever EcoFest on September 12, 2009, in Laurel Park. EcoFest included exhibits and events relating to "green" and sustainable initiatives, including
810-547: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Conway, Arkansas Conway is a city in the U.S. state of Arkansas and the county seat of Faulkner County , located in the state's most populous Metropolitan Statistical Area , Central Arkansas . 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. Conway
864-478: Is elected by a citywide election to serve as the city's chief executive officer (CEO) by presiding over all city functions, policies, rules, and laws. Once elected, the mayor also allocates duties to city employees. The Conway mayoral election coincides with the election of the President of the United States . Mayors serve four-year terms and can serve unlimited terms. The city council is the unicameral legislative of
918-512: Is for the "worship of God or [to do] reverence to a deity. Until the ruling the Society had an established tradition of performing secular funerals, memorial ceremonies and namings of children at Conway Hall. The Sunday Concerts at Conway Hall can be traced back to 1878 when the Peoples Concert Society was formed for the purpose of "increasing the popularity of good music by means of cheap concerts". Many of these concerts were held at
972-527: Is home to three institutions of higher learning, earning it the nickname City of Colleges. The University of Central Arkansas is a public research university with an enrollment of approximately 12,000 students. It is well known for its Norbert O. Schedler Honors College , being one of the first and most-modeled-after honor colleges in the United States. Hendrix College is a nationally recognized private liberal arts college with an enrollment just over 1,300 students. With an average composite ACT score of 29, it
1026-498: Is home to three post-secondary educational institutions, earning it the nickname "The City of Colleges". As of the 2020 Census , the city proper had a total population of 64,134, making Conway the eighth-most populous 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
1080-433: Is located downtown and offers a wide variety of plays and musicals year-round. Conway Public Schools have theater and music programs, with large concert and marching bands that consistently receive high marks in regional competitions. One of the city's largest annual events, Toad Suck Daze , has been held since 1982. The three-day community festival incorporates live music, food and craft vendors, and amusement rides during
1134-406: Is located in southwestern Faulkner County. Interstate 40 passes through the northern and eastern sides of the city, with access from Exits 124 through 132. Via I-40, Memphis is 160 miles (260 km) to the east, Little Rock is 30 miles (48 km) to the east (south), Russellville is 46 miles (74 km) to the west, and Oklahoma City is 307 miles (494 km) to the west. According to
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#17328385893921188-462: Is now leased to Gainwell Technologies. On December 16, 2021, Arkansas-based company Westrock Coffee announced the planned opening of a new plant in Conway. The company purchased a 524,000-square-foot (48,700 m ) facility that is expected to create 250 jobs. The largest employers in Conway as of May 2023 were as follows: Conway operates within the mayor–city council form of government. The mayor
1242-582: 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. The city of Conway was founded by Asa P. Robinson , who came to the area shortly after the Civil War . Robinson was the chief engineer for the Little Rock-Fort Smith Railroad (now the Union Pacific ). Part of his compensation
1296-408: Is the highest of any college in the state. Central Baptist College is a four-year private liberal arts college with an enrollment of nearly 900 students. These colleges together contribute to over 40 percent of Conway's adult workforce having a bachelor's degree or higher, making it one of the most educated cities in the state. The Conway Public School District serves the city. It is overseen by
1350-443: The 2020 United States census , there were 64,134 people, 26,319 households, and 14,609 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2010, there were 58,908 people, 23,205 households, and 13,969 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,299.2 inhabitants per square mile (501.6/km ). There were 24,402 housing units at an average density of 538.2 units per square mile (207.8 units/km ). The racial makeup of
1404-666: The Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad to deed 200,000 acres (810 km ) along the northern side of the Arkansas River to the Holy Ghost Fathers in order to found the St. Joseph Colony. This included land on which Father Strub founded and built St. Joseph Catholic Church of Conway. As part of the land deal, the railroad offered land at 20 cents per acre to every German immigrant. In order to attract Roman Catholic Germans to Conway and
1458-624: The Registrar-General until 1977 when the Deputy Registrar-General ruled that the Hall could not be used for weddings under the terms of the Places of Worship Registration Act . This followed the report in the winter of 1975 of a marriage solemnised at Conway Hall. He was probably influenced by the 1970 ruling of Lord Denning , that marriages could only be solemnised in places whose principal use
1512-547: The South Place Ethical Society , based in London at Conway Hall , is thought to be the oldest surviving freethought organisation in the world and is the only remaining ethical society in the United Kingdom. It now advocates secular humanism and is a member of Humanists International . The Society's origins trace back to 1787, as a nonconformist congregation, led by Elhanan Winchester , rebelling against
1566-592: The United States Census Bureau , Conway has a total area of 45.6 square miles (118.1 km ), of which 45.3 square miles (117.4 km ) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km ), or 0.54%, is water. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Conway has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of
1620-625: The Conway Board of Education, composed of seven citizens elected every third Tuesday in September annually in a citywide vote. Operating with a $ 88 million budget, the district enrolls approximately 10,000 students, making it the eighth largest in the state. The district consists of 16 schools: 1 pre-school, 9 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 1 junior high school, and 1 high school. Over 65 percent of teachers in Conway Public Schools hold
1674-761: The Lecture was made in 1908 and the first Lecture, The Task of Rationalism , was given by John Russell and is presumed to have been chaired by Edward Clodd. Prominent lecturers have included Bertrand Russell , Lancelot Hogben , Stanton Coit , Joseph Needham , Edward John Thompson (1942), Jacob Bronowski , Fred Hoyle , Edmund Leach , Margaret Knight , Christopher Hill (1989), Gilbert Murray (1915), Hermann Bondi (1992), Harold Blackham , Laurens van der Post , Alex Comfort (1990), Fenner Brockway , Jonathan Miller , David Starkey , Bernard Crick , AC Grayling and Roger Penrose . No Lectures took place in 1958-1959 and between 1961-1966. The 2014 Conway Memorial Lecture
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1728-736: The Machine , American rapper See also [ edit ] Conway High School (disambiguation) Conway National Park , Australia Conway Reef , an outlying coral reef in Fiji Conway Hall , the London home since 1929 of the Conway Hall Ethical Society , the oldest surviving free-thought association in Britain Conway Scenic Railroad , a heritage railroad in New Hampshire Conway Summit ,
1782-533: The South Place Institute, but in 1887 the Peoples Concert Society had to cut short its season through lack of funds. At that point the South Place Ethical Society undertook the task of organising concerts under the first Honorary Secretary Alfred J. Clements and Assistant Secretary George Hutchinson who continued to run them under the name 'South Place Sunday Concerts'. The thousandth concert
1836-621: The Sunday Concerts for 24 years from 1905 until his death in June 1929. He collected nearly 2,000 pieces of sheet music of principally classical and romantic chamber music, which were bequeathed to the Society. The collection has been catalogued by composer and instrument combination and is held on the Conway Hall premises. The Conway Memorial Lecture was inaugurated by the Society in 1910 to honour Moncure Conway who died in 1907. The decision to create
1890-541: The arts Elhanan Bicknell . In 1824 the congregation built a chapel at South Place, in the Finsbury district of central London . The chapel was repaired by John Wallen , of a family of London architects and builders. This chapel later became the home of South Place Ethical Society. The chapel stood on the site of what is now the office building known as 8 Finsbury Circus; the building has an entrance in South Place which bears
1944-576: The break in his tenure in the United States, writing a biography of Thomas Paine . In 1888 the name of the Society was changed from South Place Religious Society to South Place Ethical Society (SPES) under Stanton Coit 's leadership. In 1950 the SPES joined the Ethical Union . In 1969 another name change was mooted, to The South Place Humanist Society, a discussion that sociologist Colin Campbell suggests symbolized
1998-633: The cities. Starting in 1992, Dr. Oudekerk, a professor from Hendrix College , has taken several groups to the sister city in Germany . Since then, the high schools of each city have exchanged students to experience different cultures. The 25-year anniversary of the relationship was recently celebrated with a festival in Quakenbrueck with the theme of building bridges across the Atlantic. Conway Hall Ethical Society The Conway Hall Ethical Society , formerly
2052-456: The city of Conway. Acxiom Corporation , an interactive marketing services company, was founded in 1969 in Conway. On June 19, 2008, Hewlett-Packard announced it would be opening a 150,000-square-foot (14,000 m ) facility with 1,200 employees in 2009. The building, built by Nabholz Construction and located in the Meadows Office and Technology Park, has since been abandoned by HP and
2106-483: The city of Tulsa. R. D. "Bob" Nabholz founded Nabholz Construction in Conway in 1949. It currently employs over 800 people and has been listed by Engineering News-Record ( ENR ) magazine as one of the Top 400 General Contractors every year since 1986. Currently, the company is ranked #161. Conway Corporation handles the local utilities (cable TV, Internet, and telephone services, in addition to electricity and water) for
2160-414: The city since October 24, 2022. Prior to that, no transit service existed in the city. However, Conway remains the largest city in Arkansas without fixed-route transit services. Conway is located along Interstate 40 along with US Route 65 and US Route 64 . Conway has one official sister city agreement with the city of Quakenbrueck , Germany. In 1986, the first exchange of visitors occurred between
2214-407: The city was 77.4% White , 15.6% Black or African American , 0.4% Native American , 1.9% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 2.4% from other races , and 2.2% from two or more races. 5.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 23,205 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 12.8% had
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2268-521: The city, consisting of two members from each of the city's four wards. Also included in the council's duties is balancing the city's budget and passing ordinances. The body also controls the representatives of specialized city commissions underneath their jurisdiction. The Conway Symphony Orchestra performs many times throughout the year, and the Conway Community Arts Association has been presenting theatre and other art opportunities to
2322-464: The community for over 40 years. The Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, based in Conway, is the state's only professional Shakespeare theater. It holds an annual summer festival in June. There are also art, music, and theater opportunities provided by Conway's three colleges. The University of Central Arkansas's Public Appearances program provides dance, music, and theater offerings each year. The national award-winning community theatre, The Lantern Theatre,
2376-522: The death of the ethical movement in England. The original name, South Place Ethical Society, was retained until 2012, when it changed to Conway Hall Ethical Society. In November 2013 Elizabeth Lutgendorff was elected Chair of the Conway Hall General Committee, becoming the youngest Chair in the society's history. On 1 August 2014 the society became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with
2430-554: The doctrine of eternal damnation . The congregation, known as the Philadelphians or Universalists , secured their first home at Parliament Court Chapel on the eastern edge of London on 14 February 1793. William Johnson Fox became minister of the congregation in 1817. By 1821 Fox's congregation had decided to build a new place of worship, and issued a call for "subscriptions for a new Unitarian chapel, South Place, Finsbury". Subscribers (donors) included businessman and patron of
2484-468: The first weekend of May. Proceeds from the festival fund college scholarships for local students. The Faulkner County Museum focuses on the prehistory, history, and culture of Faulkner County. Located inside the former Faulkner County Jail, it displays photos, artifacts, equipment, household items, clothing, and arts and crafts by local artists. The museum also holds an annual open house that showcases interactive demonstrations and various crafts. Conway
2538-601: The merger into the current system. Today, the Conway Library serves as the headquarters for the eight-library regional system. In addition to this, the students of the University of Central Arkansas and Hendrix College have free access to both the Torreyson Library at UCA and the Bailey Library at Hendrix by showing a current student ID from their respective college. There are 15 parks located within Conway. Conway
2592-437: The national average of 48.8%. 44.5% of people in Conway who describe themselves as having a religion are Baptist (21.7% of the city's total population). 9.2% of people holding a religion are Catholic (4.5% of the city's total population). The proportions of Methodists and Pentecostals are higher than the national average. Conway was home to one of the world's largest school bus manufacturers, IC Corporation . The Conway plant
2646-475: The surrounding areas, Father Strub wrote The Guiding Star for the St. Joseph Colony . In addition to extolling the qualities of Conway and the surrounding area, Father Strub provided information on how best to travel from Europe to Conway. By 1889, over 100 German families had settled in Conway, giving the town many of its distinctively German street and business names. On April 10, 1965 , an F4 tornado struck Conway, causing six deaths and 200 injuries. Conway
2700-516: Was 27.3 years. There were 51.7% females and 48.3% males. For ages under 18, there were 49.2% females and 50.8% males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 42,640, and the median income for a family was $ 63,860. The per capita income for the city was $ 42,582. About 9.3% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over . 47.6% of Conway's population describes themselves as religious, slightly below
2754-519: Was given by Professor Lisa Jardine on 26 June 2014. It was titled "Things I Never Knew About My Father" and detailed the MI5 files kept on her father, Jacob Bronowski, who sixty years earlier had delivered that year's Conway Memorial Lecture. The journal of the society, which records its proceedings, is the Ethical Record . The issue shown for December 2012 was volume 117, number 11. This edition outlines
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#17328385893922808-508: Was one of only two IC manufacturing plants; the other is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma . IC Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation of Lisle, Illinois . IC was previously known as American Transportation (AmTran) Corporation and Ward Body Works . The company was founded in 1933. IC Corporation closed its plant and moved all bus manufacturing operations to its Tulsa plant in 2010, largely due to incentives offered by
2862-561: Was played on 20 February 1927, and the two-thousandth concert was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on 9 March 1969. Clements was the Honorary Secretary for over 50 years, from 1887 to 1938. The Clements Memorial Prize for chamber music was set up in his name in 1938. Composer Richard Henry Walthew also had a long association with the Sunday Concerts, from the early 1900s until his death in 1951. The concert series provided
2916-413: Was the deed to a tract of land, one square mile, located near the old settlement of Cadron. When the railroad came through, Robinson had deeded a small tract of his land back to the railroad for a depot site. He laid off a town site around the depot and named it "Conway Station" in honor of a famous Arkansas family . Conway Station contained two small stores, two saloons, a depot, some temporary housing, and
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