Hickman County, Kentucky

Infobox U.S. County
county = Hickman County
state = Kentucky


founded year = 1822
founded date =
seat wl = Clinton
area_total_sq_mi = 253
area_total_km2 = 655
area_land_sq_mi = 244
area_land_km2 = 633
area_water_sq_mi = 8
area_water_km2 = 22
area percentage = 3.36%
census yr = 2000
pop = 5262
density_sq_mi = 22
density_km2 = 8
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web =
named for = Paschal Hickman, military captain killed at the Battle of River Raisin.

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 to convert|510|ft|m above sea level. As of 2000, the population is 5,262. Its county seat is ClintonGR|6. It is the least densely populated county in the state and is a prohibition or dry county.

History

Hickman County was the seventy-first county in order of formation. It was named for Captain Paschal Hickman, killed in the massacre at the River Raisin in 1813. Columbus, located in the northwestern section of the county on the Mississippi River, was the original county seat; a log structure built in 1823 served as the courthouse. The county seat was moved in 1830 to Clinton in the central part of the county. During the American Civil War, the Confederates established Fort de Russey on the strategically located 80- to convert|120|ft|m|sing=on bluffs across the river from Belmont Missouri. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant attacked Belmont in his first battle but was repelled by Confederate forces from Columbus. The site of the Battle of Columbus-Belmont is now a state park. *"From The Kentucky Encyclopedia."

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 253 square miles (655 km²), of which, 244 square miles (633 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (22 km²) of it (3.36%) is water.

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)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1830= 5198
1840= 8968
1850= 4791
1860= 7008
1870= 8453
1880= 10651
1890= 11637
1900= 11745
1910= 11750
1920= 10244
1930= 8725
1940= 9142
1950= 7778
1960= 6747
1970= 6264
1980= 6065
1990= 5566
2000= 5262
estimate=
estyear=
estref=
footnote=http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21105.txt

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 5,262 people, 2,188 households, and 1,542 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 2,436 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/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.

Cities and towns

*Clinton
*Columbus

ee also

*Dry counties

References