Hickory County, Missouri

Founding: 1845
Parent counties: Benton and Polk

Namesake: A nickname for Andrew Jackson, U.S. president
Seat: Hermitage (1847–)

Land area: 399 square miles

Population (2020): 8,279

Population (historic): 2,329 (1850); 6,452 (1870); 9,453 (1890); 8,741 (1910); 6,430 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1930s; 1970–2010

Subdivisions: Four cities; one village; 10 townships

National Register listings: Two

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 377 (5.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 29.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 1.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $827
Average outbuilding value (1930): $540
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,288
Average farm size (1920): 81.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, and Ohio
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Hermitage

Namesake: The Hermitage, Andrew Jackson's estate

Founding: 1847 (platting); 1848 (post office)

Population (2020): 621

Population (historic): 167 (1880); 204 (1950)

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 14 (4.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Christian Gerber Farm (c. 1880). 15753 Road 202. Montgomery.