Editing Hickman, Kentucky

{{Distinguish|Hickman County, Kentucky}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Hickman, Kentucky
| settlement_type    = [[List of cities in Kentucky|City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
| named_for          = Paschal Hickman

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| map_caption        = Location of Hickman in Fulton County, Kentucky.

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| subdivision_name1  = [[Kentucky]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Fulton County, Kentucky|Fulton]]
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| area_land_sq_mi    = 3.55
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| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 2365
| population_density_km2 = 257.28
| population_density_sq_mi = 666.38

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| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 143
| elevation_ft       = 469
| coordinates        = {{coord|36|34|2|N|89|11|11|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 42050
| area_code          = [[Area codes 270 and 364|270 & 364]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 21-36298
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0494109
| website            = {{URL|https://hickman.cityof.org/}}
| footnotes          = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| population_est     = 2314
}}
'''Hickman''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Fulton County, Kentucky|Fulton County]], [[Kentucky]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> Located on the Mississippi River, the city had a population of 2,365 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2136298|access-date=2021-12-18|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> and is classified as a [[list of Kentucky cities|home rule-class city]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klc.org/UserFiles/files/ClassificationReformFACT(3).pdf |title=Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform |publisher=Kentucky League of Cities |access-date=December 30, 2014}}</ref> Hickman is part of the [[Union City micropolitan area]].

==History==
This area was long occupied by various cultures of indigenous peoples. European-American settlement of this area did not begin until decades after the [[American Revolutionary War]]. James Mills built the first cabin on the site in 1819. The community of Mills Point was large enough to receive a post office in 1830. Around 1834, G. Marr purchased much of the surrounding area and laid out more streets.<ref name=ren>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA138 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | year=1987 | access-date=28 April 2013 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=138–139| isbn=0813126312 }}</ref>

The community was renamed Hickman in 1837 after the maiden name of Marr's wife. The city was formally incorporated by the [[Kentucky Assembly|state assembly]] on February 18, 1841.<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Hickman, Kentucky". Accessed 29 July 2013.</ref> In 1845, the city became the county seat.<ref name=ren/>

A railroad from Hickman to [[Union City, Tennessee]] was completed in 1860. Originally incorporated in 1853 as the Hickman & Obion Railroad, it was bought out in 1871 by the [[Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sulzer |first=Elmer |title=Ghost Railroads of Kentucky |url=https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kyfulton/Railroads/railroadtoc.html |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=sites.rootsweb.com |publisher=Indiana University Press |page=163}}</ref>

[[Lynching of the Walker family|David Walker, his wife, and their four children]] were lynched in Hickman in 1908 after Mr. Walker was accused of using inappropriate language with a white woman.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cotter|first=Holland|date=2018-06-01|title=A Memorial to the Lingering Horror of Lynching|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/arts/design/national-memorial-for-peace-and-justice-montgomery-alabama.html|access-date=2021-06-09|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>[[File:Kentucky - Frankfort through Hickman - NARA - 23940291 (cropped).jpg|thumb|View of Hickman, 1920|left|278x278px]]Two floods devastated Hickman, the first in 1912 and the second in 1913.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tn-roots.com/tnshelby/history/Floods.htm|title=Mid-South Views on Floods of 1912 and 1913}}</ref>  The flood of 1912 began when a levee located near Hickman broke. Within a few hours the water had risen to the roofs of houses. The flood of 1913 began when a levee near West Hickman broke on April 4. Baseball pitcher [[Rube Waddell]] was among the many who helped save the city during both floods. Waddell came down with [[pneumonia]] after each flood; he died of [[tuberculosis]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-17|title=Kentucky's Great Flood of 1912 and the Heroism of Baseball Legend Rube Waddell|url=https://unmaskedhistory.com/2019/10/17/kentuckys-great-flood-of-1912-and-the-heroism-of-baseball-legend-rube-waddell/|access-date=2021-04-03|website=Unmasked History Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>

[[August 2023 Mid-South U.S. floods|Another flood]] in August 2023 impacted Hickman, with mudslides impacting the downtown area and leading to road closures.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-04 |title=Flooding in western Kentucky and Tennessee shuts down roads and forces some evacuations |url=https://apnews.com/article/kentucky-tennessee-flood-c1b5d43abbd227d05f8c66c3fc329409 |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.6|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.28% is water.

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Hickman has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=618351&cityname=Hickman%2C+Kentucky%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Hickman, Kentucky]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1850 = 401
| 1860 = 1006
| 1870 = 1120
| 1880 = 1264
| 1890 = 1652
| 1900 = 1589
| 1910 = 2736
| 1920 = 2033
| 1930 = 2321
| 1940 = 2268
| 1950 = 2037
| 1960 = 1537
| 1970 = 3048
| 1980 = 2894
| 1990 = 2689
| 2000 = 2560
| 2010 = 2395
| 2020 = 2365
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 2314
| estref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Hickman Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2136298&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-08|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|1,438
|60.8%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|760
|32.14%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|5
|0.21%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|1
|0.04%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|5
|0.21%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|90
|3.81%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|66
|2.79%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,365 people, 752 households, and 385 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,560 people, 1,015 households, and 665 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|718.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,177 housing units at an average density of {{convert|330.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 64.06% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 34.96% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.04% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.51% of the population.

There were 1,015 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 22.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,655, and the median income for a family was $27,384. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $18,264 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,573. About 24.8% of families and 27.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 35.0% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
Sites in Fulton listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Fulton County, Kentucky|National Register of Historic Places]] include:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ky/Fulton/state.html|title=National Register of Historic Places}}</ref>
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* [[Confederate Memorial Gateway in Hickman]]
* [[Confederate Memorial in Fulton]]
* Buchanan Street Historic District
* Fulton County Courthouse
* Fulton Downtown Historic District
* [[Hickman Carnegie Library]]
* Old Hickman Historic District
* [[Thomas Chapel C.M.E. Church]]
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Hickman has a public library, a branch of the Fulton County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111202017/https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 January 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Amy L. Bondurant]], former [[List of ambassadors of the United States to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development]] (OECD)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Charles Stuart|date=3 November 2005|title=The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project|url=https://www.adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Bondurant,%20Amy%20Laura.toc.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=|quote=For example, I served on the board of Rolls Royce, the manufacturer of aviation engines, which is headquartered in London. I was the first woman on that corporate board.}}</ref>
* [[Robert Glen Coe]], convicted murderer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Robert Glen Coe #627|url=http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/coe627.htm|access-date=2021-09-30|website=www.clarkprosecutor.org}}</ref>
* [[May Mourning Farris McKinney]], President General of the [[United Daughters of the Confederacy]]<ref name="ConnelleyCoulter1912">{{cite book |last1=Connelley |first1=William Elsey |last2=Coulter |first2=Ellis Merton |title=History of Kentucky |date=1912 |publisher=American Historical Society |isbn=978-0-598-57298-1 |page=398 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gK_Ubz-glJsC&pg=PA398 |access-date=18 November 2024 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref>
* [[S.G. Goodman]], singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teague |first=Hawkins |date=2020-07-06 |title=Goodman profiled in Rolling Stone, set to release debut record |url=https://www.murrayledger.com/news/local/goodman-profiled-in-rolling-stone-set-to-release-debut-record/article_abd91af2-bf17-11ea-8b06-b36feec95fbb.html |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=Murray Ledger and Times |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr.]], President of [[Indiana University]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.: University Honors and Awards: Indiana University|url=https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/awards/honoree/546.html|access-date=2021-09-30|website=University Honors & Awards|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website|http://hickman.cityof.org/}}

{{Fulton County, Kentucky}}
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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Kentucky populated places on the Mississippi River]]
[[Category:Cities in Fulton County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:County seats in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Union City, Tennessee micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1819]]
[[Category:1819 establishments in Kentucky]]