Hickory Hill, Memphis

Hickory Hill is a middle-class, predominantly African-American neighborhood in the Southeast region of Memphis, Tennessee.

Geography

The neighborhood is bounded on the north by Nonconnah Parkway, on the east by the City boundary, on the south by Holmes Road and Shelby Drive, and on the west by Mendenhall Road.

Demographics

The neighborhood experienced a dramatic demographic change after being annexed by the city of Memphis on Thursday, December 31, 1998. According to the census bureau, the Black population increased dramatically by more than 450 percent between 1990 and 2000. The white population dropped 50 percent over this same period. The Hispanic population in Hickory Hill has increased nearly 700 percent over the past decade. Hickory Hill is now home to the city's largest Hispanic community. Although the census numbers are widely disputed, and likely represent an undercount, Hispanics now account for at least 5 percent of the Hickory Hill population. The distribution of whites and blacks in Hickory Hill now closely mirrors that of the city of Memphis overall. The population is approximately 60 percent black and 34 percent white.The median household income in Hickory Hill, according to the 2000 Census, is $46,216, which is higher than those throughout the city or county. The percentage of adults in Hickory Hill with a high school education is higher than either the City or the County by 5-10 percent. More than one in four adults have a bachelors degree or higher which is equal to the county rate and higher than the city rate.

Places

* Hickory Ridge Mall
* World Overcomer Outreach Ministries Church (Central Church's previous location)

References

External links

* [http://suds.memphis.edu/reports/HH2003.01.pdf "Hickory Hill Report Series Summary"] [The University of Memphis Community Information Project, 2003]
* [http://www.memphisflyer.com/backissues/issue479/cvr479.htm "Neither Fish Nor Fowl"] [Memphis Flyer, April 23, 1998]
* [http://www.memphisflyer.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A5274 "Hickory Hill or Hickory 'Hood?"] [Memphis Flyer, May 14, 2004]
* [http://www.hickoryridge.com Hickory Ridge Mall]
* [http://www.worldovercomers.org World Overcomer Outreach Ministries Church] ( [http://www.centralchurch.com Central Church] 's previous location)