Editing Conway, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Conway''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania]], United States, located along the [[Ohio River]]. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the borough had a total population of 2,168.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=July 19, 2022}}</ref> It is part of the [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]. Conway is the site of the [[Conway Yard]], a major railroad [[classification yard]] and locomotive facility owned by the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]. From 1956 until 1980, it was the largest rail yard in the world.

==History==
[[File:Conway Yard 1941a.jpg|thumb|left|[[Conway Yard]] in 1941]]
The area that would become Conway was first settled by former [[American Revolutionary War]] General John McKee, an [[Irish American|Irish immigrant]], around 1800 through an 800-acre grant of [[New Sewickley Township, Pennsylvania|New Sewickley Township]].<ref name="boroughhistory">{{cite web|url=https://conwaypa.org/community/conway-history/ |title=A History of Conway Borough, the Conway Family, Crow’s Run Valley, and Conway Yards |publisher=Borough of Conway |access-date=December 23, 2022 }}</ref> The area had formerly been known as Crow's Run Valley by several tribes of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] because of the abundance of [[crows]] that nested in the [[Tsuga|Hemlock trees]] of the region.<ref name="boroughhistory" /> McKee's land extended in to the forest about {{convert|2|mi}} from the [[Ohio River]].{{cn|date=September 2024}}

In 1825 McKee sold 230 acres of his land to Michael Conway, a fellow Irish American.<ref name="boroughhistory" /> McKee then used the funds to help finance the construction of the first railroad between [[Pittsburgh]] and Beaver County, which would later become a branch of the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]].<ref name="boroughhistory" /> The [[Conway Yard]] was built in 1884 by the [[Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway]], a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad.<ref>{{cite book |title=Pennsylvania Railroad |last1=Schafer |first1=Mike |last2=Solomon |first2=Brian |year=2009 |publisher=MBI Publishing |location=Minneapolis, MN |isbn=9780760329306 |page=57 }}</ref> It was expanded in the early 20th century, and again in a massive effort in the 1950s, which made it the largest railway yard in the world for some time.<ref>Edwin Kraft, "The Yard: Railroading's Hidden Half." [http://www.trains.com/trn/ ''Trains'' Magazine], Vol. 62, No. 6, June 2002. p. 48.</ref> Apart from the railroad, other industries flourished in the production of clay, coal, oil, building stone, brick making and building railroads, primarily through the various endeavors of James I. Park and his sons William A., John H. and George I. Park.<ref name="boroughhistory" />

A post office, originally known as Agnew, was created in 1881.{{cn|date=September 2024}} The borough was incorporated as Conway on June 3, 1902, with Addru Bepler serving as the town's first mayor.<ref name="boroughhistory" />

== Geography ==
[[File:Conway Borough municipal building.jpg|thumb|right|Conway Borough municipal building]]
Conway is located at {{coord|40|39|48|N|80|14|10|W}} (40.663466, −80.235981).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (13.70%) is water.

===Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods===
Conway has three land borders, with [[Freedom, Pennsylvania|Freedom]] and [[New Sewickley Township, Pennsylvania|New Sewickley Township]] to the north, and [[Economy, Pennsylvania|Economy]] from the east to the south. Across the [[Ohio River]], Conway runs adjacent with [[Monaca, Pennsylvania|Monaca]] and [[Center Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Center Township]].

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1910= 1483
|1920= 1858
|1930= 2014
|1940= 1865
|1950= 1570
|1960= 1926
|1970= 2822
|1980= 2747
|1990= 2424
|2000= 2290
|2010= 2176
|2020= 2168
|estyear=2021
|estimate=2144
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
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At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 2,290 people, 988 households, and 656 families living in the borough. The population density was 707.3/square kilometre; (1,825.3/square mile). There were 1,026 housing units at an average density of 316.9/square kilometre; (817.8/square mile). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 98.25% White, 1.27% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.04% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 988 households, 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 31.0% of households were made up of individuals, and 19.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.

The median household income was $34,181 and the median family income was $46,250. Males had a median income of $36,167 versus $23,516 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $18,699. About 4.8% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.1% of those under the age of 18 and 10.0% of those ages 65 and older.

==Education==
Children in Conway are served by the [[Freedom Area School District]]. The current schools serving Conway are:
* Freedom Area Elementary School – grades K–4
* Freedom Area Middle School – grades 5–8
* [[Freedom Area High School]] – grades 9–12

==See also==
* [[List of cities and towns along the Ohio River]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.conwaypa.org Borough website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425175440/http://www.conwaypa.org/ |date=April 25, 2017 }}
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[[Category:Pennsylvania populated places on the Ohio River]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1902]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Beaver County, Pennsylvania]]