Hickman County, Kentucky
| Hickman County, Kentucky | |
 Hickman County Courthouse in Clinton, Kentucky
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 Location in the state of Kentucky |
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 Kentucky's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1822 |
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| Named for | Paschal Hickman, a captain in the 1st Kentucky Rifle Regiment, who was killed in the Massacre of the River Raisin. |
| Seat | Clinton |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
252.94 sq mi (655 km²) 244.44 sq mi (633 km²) 8.49 sq mi (22 km²), 3.36% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
5,262 22/sq mi (8/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Hickman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1822. The elevation in the county ranges from 276 feet (84 m) to 510 feet (160 m) above sea level. As of 2000, the population was 5,262. Its county seat is Clinton.[1] It is the least densely populated county in the state and is a prohibition or dry county.
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[edit] History
Hickman County was the seventy-first in order of formation. It was named for Captain Paschal Hickman of the 1st Rifle Regiment, Kentucky Militia. A resident of Franklin County, Kentucky, Hickman was captured at the Battle of Frenchtown in January 1813 and was killed by Indians in the Massacre of the River Raisin. Columbus, in the northwest of the county on the Mississippi River, was the original county seat. A log structure built in 1823 served as the courthouse. In 1830, the county seat was moved to the more centrally located Clinton. Early in the American Civil War, the Confederate Army established Fort de Russey on the strategically located bluffs across the river from Belmont, Missouri. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant attacked Belmont in November 1861 his first battle of the war, but was defeated by Confederate troops from Columbus. The site of the Battle of Belmont is now a state park.[2]
[edit] Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 252.94 square miles (655.1 km2), of which 244.44 square miles (633.1 km2) (or 96.64%) is land and 8.49 square miles (22.0 km2) (or 3.36%) is water.[3]
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Carlisle County (north)
- Graves County (east)
- Weakley County, Tennessee (southeast)
- Obion County, Tennessee (south)
- Fulton County (south)
- Mississippi County, Missouri (west, across the Mississippi River)
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1830 | 5,198 |
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| 1840 | 8,968 | 72.5% | |
| 1850 | 4,791 | −46.6% | |
| 1860 | 7,008 | 46.3% | |
| 1870 | 8,453 | 20.6% | |
| 1880 | 10,651 | 26.0% | |
| 1890 | 11,637 | 9.3% | |
| 1900 | 11,745 | 0.9% | |
| 1910 | 11,750 | 0% | |
| 1920 | 10,244 | −12.8% | |
| 1930 | 8,725 | −14.8% | |
| 1940 | 9,142 | 4.8% | |
| 1950 | 7,778 | −14.9% | |
| 1960 | 6,747 | −13.3% | |
| 1970 | 6,264 | −7.2% | |
| 1980 | 6,065 | −3.2% | |
| 1990 | 5,566 | −8.2% | |
| 2000 | 5,262 | −5.5% | |
| Est. 2008 | 4,936 | −6.2% | |
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As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 5,262 people, 2,188 households, and 1,542 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 per square mile (8.5 /km2). There were 2,436 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (3.9 /km2). The racial makeup of the county was 88.35% White, 9.90% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,188 households out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were married couples living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the county the population was spread out with 22.10% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 25.90% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,615, and the median income for a family was $37,049. Males had a median income of $28,438 versus $18,506 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,279. About 14.20% of families and 17.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.70% of those under age 18 and 13.80% of those age 65 or over.
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ The Kentucky Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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