Conway County, Arkansas

Conway County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 20,336. The is. Conway County was formed on, from a portion of  and named for  who was the territorial delegate to the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,468 (567 ). 1,440 km² (556 sq mi) of it is land and 27 km² (11 sq mi) of it (1.85%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,336 people, 7,967 households, and 5,736 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (37/sq mi). There were 9,028 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.27%, 13.05% or , 0.50% , 0.23% , 0.03% , 0.74% from , and 1.18% from two or more races. 1.77% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,967 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,209, and the median income for a family was $38,179. Males had a median income of $28,199 versus $20,134 for females. The for the county was $16,056. About 12.20% of families and 16.10% of the population were below the, including 21.90% of those under age 18 and 13.10% of those age 65 or over.

History
Conway County was formed on, from a portion of  and named for  who was the territorial delegate to the.

Cities and towns

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