Everything about Hickman County Kentucky totally explained
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 510 feet above sea level. As of 2000, the population is 5,262. Its
county seat is
Clinton. 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 120-foot 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's land and 8 square miles (22 km²) of it (3.36%) is water.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census 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
ColumbusFurther Information
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