Conway is a

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(CDP) and the primary village in the

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Conway Conway may refer to: Places United States * Conway, Arkansas * Conway County, Arkansas * Lake Conway, Arkansas * Conway, Florida * Conway, Iowa * Conway, Kansas * Conway, Louisiana * Conway, Massachusetts * Conway, Michigan * Conway Townshi ...

in Carroll County,

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, United States. The population was 3,576 at the 2020 census. It is the most populous community in the town of Conway, ahead of North Conway.

Geography

According to the

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, the Conway CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 5.06%, are water. The village lies in the southwestern part of the town of Conway, situated at the juncture of the

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, the Swift River, and Pequawket Brook. The CDP is bordered to the west by the town of Albany, to the south by the town of Madison, and to the north by North Conway.

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, Route 113, and Route 153 converge at the village center. Route 112, the Kancamagus Highway, has its eastern terminus in the western part of the village.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,823 people, 853 households, and 441 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,062 housing units, of which 209, or 19.7%, were vacant. 147 of the vacant units were seasonal or vacation properties. The racial makeup of the town was 97.4% White, 0.1%

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, 0.7% Native American, 0.4%

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n, 0.2% some other race, and 1.2% from two or more races. 0.4% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 853 households, out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.3% were headed by

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living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.3% were non-families. 38.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14, and the average family size was 2.85. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males. For the period 2007-11, the estimated median annual income for a household was $34,250, and the median income for a family was $60,135. Male full-time workers had a median income of $42,303 versus $26,635 for females. The

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for the CDP was $24,752. 18.6% of the population and 7.9% of families were below the poverty line.

References

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