Conway, Missouri

Conway, Missouri
—  City  —
Location of Conway, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°30′3″N 92°49′28″W / 37.50083°N 92.82444°W / 37.50083; -92.82444Coordinates: 37°30′3″N 92°49′28″W / 37.50083°N 92.82444°W / 37.50083; -92.82444
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Laclede
Area
– Total	1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2)
– Land	1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,407 ft (429 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	743
– Density	408.0/sq mi (157.5/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	65632
Area code(s)	417
FIPS code	29-16192[1]
GNIS feature ID	0716212[2]

Conway is a city in Laclede County, Missouri, United States. The population was 743 at the 2000 census. It is 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Lebanon.

Geography

Conway is located at 37°30′3″N 92°49′28″W / 37.50083°N 92.82444°W / 37.50083; -92.82444 (37.500822, -92.824369)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) of it is land and 0.55% is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 743 people, 310 households, and 202 families residing in the city. The population density was 408.0 inhabitants per square mile (157.6/km²). There were 351 housing units at an average density of 192.8 per square mile (74.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.52% White, 0.67% Native American, 0.54% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.29% of the population.

There were 310 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,736, and the median income for a family was $30,962. Males had a median income of $25,188 versus $15,769 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,623. About 12.5% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 21.7% of those age 65 or over.

Culture

Annual Town Festival

The citizens of Conway hold a community festival each year. This community festival is known as "Old Fashioned Days" and is usually held one of the first weekends in the month of September. The community festival begins on a Friday evening and lasts until the early hours of Sunday morning. Activities include food vendors, dancing, singing, and amusement rides. Local youth, church, and adult organizations participate in a parade.

Conway Robotics Club

The Conway Jr/Sr High School Robotics Club has competed in the BEST Robotics contest from 2005 to present. In the 2009-10 competition, High Octane, Conway won the first-ever National Robotics Championship. Their robot, F.R.E.D. (Fuel Replenishing Energy Droid) was designed and built by Paul Coryell, Phillip Foust, Shy Witt, Braden Jones, Joe Peirano, Alek Busma, and Brian Barker. These two juniors, along with senior members, Lloyd Oberbeck, Grant Rumfelt and Shane Sell travelled to the National Competition in Dallas TX to compete against other regional qualifiers. There, on April 22, 2010, they dominated the competition and returned to Conway with the National Title.

Sports

Conway is also the home of a proud athletics program; Conway "Bears". In the 2006-2007 basketball season, the Conway Bears were 26-3, Summit Conference Champions (6-0), Class 3 District 13 Champs, Sectional Champs and were a point away from going to the state final four, but were cut down by the Spokane Owls on a questionable foul call. The 06-07 basketball Bears were also Conway Invitational Tournament Champs for the third time in four years and the Skyline Invitational Champs after a win over then 4th ranked Warsaw. They had the best record in school history and are probably the best team that will ever come through the school.In 2008 the Conway baseball Bears finished third in the state tournament for the first time in school history. Also in 2008, Conway track was well represented at the state meet with Dallis Bailey winning the 800 meter state championship as a freshman. There was also a girls relay team that placed high enough to earn all state honors.

Scouting

Main article: Scouts

Conway has a long history of Scouting for youth. Cub Scout 'Pack 44', Boy Scout 'Troop 44', BSA Venture 'Crew 44' are an active part of the community. Each of these units are part of the Ozark Trails Council (# 306) of the Boy Scouts of America. Conway also has girls participating in Girl Scouting as part of Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland.

Youth Education

Conway is the site for all schools of the Laclede County R-1 school district. The district is the result of various school district consolidations that occurred in the mid 20th century, the most controversial of which was the consolidation with Phillipsburg School District.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

External links

• Conway Missouri School District
• Historic maps of Conway in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri