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 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 _...