Conway is a city in Walsh County,

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, United States. The population was 15 at the 2020 census. Conway was founded in 1885.

Geography

Conway is located at (48.233996, -97.674728). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 23 people, 13 households, and 6 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 15 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.0%

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. There were 13 households, of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were

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living together, 7.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 53.8% were non-families. 53.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.77 and the average family size was 2.67. The median age in the city was 46.5 years. 17.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.3% were from 25 to 44; 21.6% were from 45 to 64; and 39.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 23 people, 9 households and 7 families living in the city. The

was 105.2 per square mile (40.4/km). There were 11 housing units at an average density of 50.3 per square mile (19.3/km). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00%

. The ancestry make up was 55.2%

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, 31.0%

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, 31.0%

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, 20.7%

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, 6.9%

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, 6.9%

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, 6.9% French. There were 9 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were

living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.2% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00. 30.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 53.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.8 males. The

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was $20,833 and the median family income was $22,083. Males had a median income of $33,750 compared with $16,875 for females. The

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for the city was $9,176. There were no families and 10.3% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 42.9% of those over 64.

History

The post office was established on January 12, 1885 and incorporated in 1895. The peak population was 228 in 1890. The other names it had were Eden and Kelner. It was originally EDEN, a pioneer settlement founded in 1882 in the NE 1/4 sec. 23-155-55, Eden Twp. It failed to develop, but in 1884 a Great Northern Railroad Station was built there, and a farm post office called KELNER was established at the site. The following year, on January 12, 1885, it was renamed CONWAY when postmaster Norman Kelner adopted the new name. A farm post office named Conway, about two miles to the north, had operated for twenty-seven days in late 1884, and may have had some influence in the naming of the station. The village incorporated in 1895 and reached a peak population of 228 in 1890, with a decline to just 33 in 1980. The elevation is 993, and the Zip Code is 58232. Since October 27, 1961, the post office has been a rural branch of Fordville. Lloyd Bennett Omdahl, a former Tax Commissioner and ND Lt. Governor (1987) was born here in 1931. Kilner is an erroneous spelling.

References

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