Hickory County, Missouri

Hickory County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 8,940. Its is. The county was organized in and is named after , nicknamed "Old Hickory"

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,066 (412 ). 1,032 km² (399 sq mi) of it is land and 34 km² (13 sq mi) of it (3.18%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,940 people, 3,911 households, and 2,737 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (22/sq mi). There were 6,184 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.51%, 0.08% or , 0.66% , 0.11% , 0.20% from , and 1.44% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,911 households out of which 22.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were living together, 6.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.00% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.70.

In the county the population was spread out with 19.90% under the age of 18, 5.30% from 18 to 24, 19.10% from 25 to 44, 29.70% from 45 to 64, and 26.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,346, and the median income for a family was $28,779. Males had a median income of $22,679 versus $17,610 for females. The for the county was $13,536. About 13.00% of families and 19.70% of the population were below the, including 32.90% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.

Notable individuals from Hickory County

 * - legendary silent film actress