Hickman is a city in Lancaster County,

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, United States. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,607 at the 2020 census.

History

Hickman was founded by Reverend C. H. Heckman and incorporated in 1885. Prior to 1885, the city of Hickman was known as Heckman; named after founder Reverend C. H. Heckman. Prior to 1866, the land was open prairie. Reverend Heckman was an early settler purchasing land near the Salt Creek. Heckman was

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ted in 1872 by Reverend Heckman and Samuel Egger after a station was accepted on the route of the Atchison and Nebraska Railroad from Rulo, Nebraska to

. However, when Reverend Heckman and Samuel Egger submitted the plat for Heckman to Lancaster County for recording, Heckman was misspelled as Hickman. The city was incorporated as Hickman in 1885.

Geography

According to the

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

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,657 people, 587 households, and 463 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 609 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.2%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.2% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population. There were 587 households, of which 46.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were

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living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 21.1% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.22. The median age in the city was 31.8 years. 33.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.2% were from 25 to 44; 23.1% were from 45 to 64; and 7.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.7% male and 48.3% female.

Notable people

* Adam Mania (born 1983), swimmer * Bernice Slote (1913-1983), English professor

References

External links

City of Hickman website
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