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Conway, Pennsylvania

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54: 1203: 42: 406:, a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad. 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. 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. 349: 801: 735:
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.
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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
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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.
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In 1825 McKee sold 230 acres of his land to Michael Conway, a fellow Irish American. McKee then used the funds to help finance the construction of the first railroad between
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A post office, originally known as Agnew, was created in 1881. The borough was incorporated as Conway on June 3, 1902, with Addru Bepler serving as the town's first mayor.
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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
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for the borough was $ 18,699. About 4.8% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the
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of the region. McKee's land extended in to the forest about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the
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older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.87.
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The area that would become Conway was first settled by former
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and Beaver County, which would later become a branch of the
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Edwin Kraft, "The Yard: Railroading's Hidden Half."
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Across the 286: 276: 252: 218: 197: 189: 160: 147: 105: 70: 50: 38: 931:Schafer, Mike; Solomon, Brian (2009). 880: 870: 514: 459:Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods 18:Borough in Pennsylvania, United States 1018: 1016: 755:Children in Conway are served by the 336:and locomotive facility owned by the 264: 235: 210: 202: 181: 173: 165: 152: 139: 127: 115: 7: 1644:Populated places established in 1902 1055:. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from 463:Conway has three land borders, with 962:, Vol. 62, No. 6, June 2002. p. 48. 316:, United States, located along the 186:0.18 sq mi (0.47 km) 178:1.28 sq mi (3.31 km) 170:1.46 sq mi (3.78 km) 1145:Municipalities and communities of 1079:"Census of Population and Housing" 999:"Census of Population and Housing" 504: 14: 802:"ArcGIS REST Services Directory" 52: 40: 215:1,699.06/sq mi (655.86/km) 1: 829:. United States Census Bureau 804:. United States Census Bureau 757:Freedom Area School District 479:, Conway runs adjacent with 375:because of the abundance of 328:. 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Index

Borough
Houses on Second Avenue
Location in Beaver County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Beaver County
Pennsylvania
40°39′48″N 80°14′10″W / 40.66333°N 80.23611°W / 40.66333; -80.23611
Country
State
Pennsylvania
County
Beaver
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
Zip code
Area code
724
FIPS code
www.conwaypa.org
borough
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Ohio River
2020 census
Pittsburgh metropolitan area
Conway Yard
classification yard
Norfolk Southern Railway

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