Hickory is a town in Murray County,

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, United States. The population was 86 as of the 2020 Census. It is about 11 miles northeast of

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by way of State Hwy 7, State Hwy 1, and Madison Rd. The locale is old enough to appear on a 1911 Rand McNally map of the county. Hickory was the birthplace and childhood home of

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, the creator of the comic strip

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, an adventurous aviator, inspired by Mosley witnessing an early plane crash in Hickory.

Geography

Hickory is located at (34.559558, -96.856941). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 87 people, 32 households, and 24 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 40 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 71.26%

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, 12.64% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 9.20% from other races, and 5.75% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 16.09% of the population. There were 32 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were

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living together, and 25.0% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.21. In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $21,000, and the median income for a family was $20,893. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $13,750 for females. The

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for the town was $6,932. There were 39.1% of families and 46.0% of the population living below the

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, including 65.4% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Education

Hickory is divided between

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and

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