Hickman County, Kentucky

Founding: 1821
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Paschal Hickman, Kentucky soldier
Seat: Columbus (1821–1830); Clinton (1830–)

Land area: 242 square miles

Population (2020): 4,521

Population (historic): 5,198 (1830); 7,008 (1860); 10,651 (1880); 11,745 (1900); 8,725 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1840; 1850–1900; 1930s

Subdivisions: Two cities

National Register listings: Five

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 281 (11.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 17.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 29.8%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $523
Average outbuilding value (1930): $376
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,649
Average farm size (1920): 69.3 acres
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Clinton

Namesake: Unknown

Founding: 1828 (platting); 1829 (post office); 1831 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,222

Population (historic): 82 (1830); 264 (1860); 506 (1880); 1,462 (1900); 1,204 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860; 1870–1910; 1930–1960; 1970s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 66 (10.4%)
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