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Welcome to Hickory County ...

Time Zone: Hickory County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Hermitage is the Seat for Hickory County.

Hickory County was founded in 1845. Hickory was created by taking area from Benton and Polk Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hickory had a population of 9,544 people. This is a decrease of 1.06% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,646 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hickory represented 0.16% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Hickory County:

  • Cross Timbers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Hermitage
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Preston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Preston is located in Hickory County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <2>
  • Weaubleau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wheatland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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