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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Hickory Flat, Mississippi |settlement_type = [[Town]] |motto = |image_skyline = Hickory-Flat-RR-crossing-ms.jpg |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = Hickory Flat |image_map = Benton_County_Mississippi_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Hickory_Flat_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Hickory Flat, Mississippi |pushpin_map = USA |pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Mississippi]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Mississippi|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Benton County, Mississippi|Benton]] <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_28.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 24, 2022}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 2.48 |area_land_km2 = 2.48 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 0.96 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.96 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_footnotes = |population_total = 496 |population_density_km2 = 199.96 |population_density_sq_mi = 517.75 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 423 |coordinates = {{coord|34|36|57|N|89|11|29|W|region:US-MS_type:city(565)|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 38633 |area_code = [[Area code 662|662]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 28-32020 |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 2405823<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2405823}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = }} '''Hickory Flat''' is a town in [[Benton County, Mississippi|Benton County]], [[Mississippi]], United States. The population was 601 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2832020| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212193534/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2832020| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hickory Flat town, Mississippi| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=January 21, 2014}}</ref> ==History== Hickory Flat was named from a nearby grove of hickory trees.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA156 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=156}}</ref> ==Geography== [[U.S. Route 78]], a freeway, serves the town via Exit 48. [[Mississippi Highway 178]], following the former route of US 78, runs through the center of the town. Via US 78, it is {{convert|20|mi}} northwest to [[Holly Springs, Mississippi|Holly Springs]], {{convert|65|mi}} northwest to [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], {{convert|14|mi}} southeast to [[New Albany, Mississippi|New Albany]], and {{convert|42|mi}} southeast to [[Tupelo, Mississippi|Tupelo]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Hickory Flat has a total area of {{convert|2.5|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> ===Climate=== {{Weather box <!-- Infobox begins --> | single line = Y | location = Hickory Flat, Mississippi (1991–2020) <!-- Average high temperatures --> | Jan high F =50.7 | Feb high F =54.2 | Mar high F =63.6 | Apr high F =72.7 | May high F =80.0 | Jun high F =87.2 | Jul high F =89.7 | Aug high F =90.0 | Sep high F =84.8 | Oct high F =74.6 | Nov high F =62.4 | Dec high F =53.1 <!-- Mean daily temperature --> | Jan mean F =39.2 | Feb mean F =42.4 | Mar mean F =50.7 | Apr mean F =59.7 | May mean F =68.2 | Jun mean F =75.9 | Jul mean F =78.8 | Aug mean F =78.2 | Sep mean F =72.1 | Oct mean F =60.9 | Nov mean F =49.5 | Dec mean F =42.1 <!-- Average low temperatures --> | Jan low F =27.7 | Feb low F =30.7 | Mar low F =37.8 | Apr low F =46.7 | May low F =56.3 | Jun low F =64.6 | Jul low F =67.9 | Aug low F =66.5 | Sep low F =59.3 | Oct low F =47.3 | Nov low F =36.5 | Dec low F =31.1 <!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. --> | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch =5.07 | Feb precipitation inch =5.51 | Mar precipitation inch =5.73 | Apr precipitation inch =5.61 | May precipitation inch =5.30 | Jun precipitation inch =4.99 | Jul precipitation inch =4.56 | Aug precipitation inch =3.93 | Sep precipitation inch =3.99 | Oct precipitation inch =3.65 | Nov precipitation inch =4.07 | Dec precipitation inch =6.21 <!-- Snowfall --> | Jan snow inch =1.2 | Feb snow inch =1.1 | Mar snow inch =0.2 | Apr snow inch =0.0 | May snow inch =0.0 | Jun snow inch =0.0 | Jul snow inch =0.0 | Aug snow inch =0.0 | Sep snow inch =0.0 | Oct snow inch =0.0 | Nov snow inch =0.0 | Dec snow inch =0.1 <!-- Mandatory fields, source --> | source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00224001 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2025-04-01 }}</ref> }}<!-- Infobox ends --> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1890= 293 |1900= 204 |1910= 261 |1920= 269 |1930= 337 |1940= 352 |1950= 345 |1960= 344 |1970= 354 |1980= 458 |1990= 535 |2000= 565 |2010= 601 |2020= 496 |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|website=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} ===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" |+'''Hickory Flat racial composition''' <br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1266725&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=March 5, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>{{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}} !Race !Number !Percentage |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH) |402 |81.05% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH) |85 |17.14% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH) |3 |0.6% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] |6 |1.21% |- |'''Total''' |'''496''' | |} As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 496 people, 234 households, and 146 families residing in the town. ===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 565 people, 221 households, and 161 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|611.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 242 housing units at an average density of {{convert|261.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 86.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 12.74% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.71% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.35% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.18% of the population. There were 221 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.06. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 78.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $24,141, and the median income for a family was $30,385. Males had a median income of $27,321 versus $18,438 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,392. About 18.4% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over. ==Education== Hickory Flat is served by the [[Benton County School District (Mississippi)|Benton County School District]]. ==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, Hickory Flat has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=100422&cityname=Hickory+Flat,+Mississippi,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Hickory Flat, Mississippi Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase.com|accessdate=October 27, 2018}}</ref> ==Notable native== *[[Elder Roma Wilson]], gospel singer and harmonicist. ==References== {{reflist}} {{notelist}} {{commons category|Hickory Flat, Mississippi}} {{Benton County, Mississippi}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Benton County, Mississippi]] [[Category:Towns in Mississippi]]
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