ConwayMI
Today 237 people live in this town, first settled in 1882.
Is Conway a good place to live?
Conway’s average commute is 14 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 30% of the land in Conway is conserved, where Michigan’s towns sit at 4.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Fochtman Nature Preserve, at 70 acres. Conway has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
237 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Conway: who provides what
Conway is unincorporated, so Emmet County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Conway.
41% of residents are 65 or older
The share of adults 25 and older in Conway who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 41%.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 33% and 93% women
The Census survey reached too few of Conway’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±30.2 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Conway | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 28.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 2.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.6% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 21.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.4% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 21.2% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.9% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.6% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
In Conway, nearly a third of the land is conserved
The trail density for Conway comes to 1.8 miles per square mile. Walkers can cover 0.7 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fochtman Nature Preserve | 0.6 mi | 70 |
| 2. Sally and Art Hailand Nature Preserve | 0.1 mi | 8 |
| 3. Brian Leonard Granger Nature Preserve | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Conway’s workers commute out
Half commute less than 7 miles. The top destinations are Petoskey (35%), Bear Creek Township (14%) and Traverse City (4%).
| Conway | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 9.7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Conway is
13% of adults report frequent physical distress in Conway. Among adults locally, 18% binge drink and 20% get no exercise outside work.
| Conway | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 25% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Conway | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conway has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with 51% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Conway is higher. FEMA puts 72% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Conway
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Conway
About 7 of every 100 Conway residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
100% of working residents leave Conway for work
Where Conway’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Conway
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Conway is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Conway had a population of 338.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 607 ft
- ZIP code
- 49722
Questions about Conway
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Conway, MI a good place to live?
Conway has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.