Conway County
Sign in to savecounty in Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- Founded
- October 20, 1825
- Named after
- Henry Wharton Conway
- Seat
- Morrilton
- Largest city
- Morrilton
- Total
- 566.66 sq mi (1,467.6 km )
- Land
- 556.15 sq mi (1,440.4 km )
- Water
- 10.51 sq mi (27.2 km ) 1.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 21,393
- Density
- 37.247/sq mi (14.381/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- conwaycountyar .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
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 was formed from a portion of Pulaski County and 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.
In 2010, the center of population of Arkansas was located in Conway County, near the city of Plumerville. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,715.