| Official Name: | Hickory |
| Settlement Type: | Census-Designated Place |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Graves |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 427 |
| Coordinates: | 36.8211°N -88.6467°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 42051 |
| Area Code: | 270 & 364 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 21-36316 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2629629 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 235 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.32 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.90 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.31 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.89 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 263.75 |
| Population Density Km2: | 101.88 |
Hickory (also, Hickory Grove) is a census-designated place in Graves County, Kentucky, United States.,[2] which is located north of Mayfield and 18miles south of Paducah in far western Kentucky.
Hickory was laid out in 1856 along the tracks of Illinois Central Gulf railroad, and named for the large hickory trees dotting the landscape. A post office called Hickory Grove was established in 1858, and the name of the post office was designated Hickory in 1914.[3]
A total of 256 people lived in Hickory, Kentucky in 2020, with a median age of 28.3 and a typical household income of $18,600. Hickory, Kentucky's population decreased from 277 to 256 between 2019 and 2020, a loss of 7.58%, while its median household income increased from N/A to $18,600, a N/A% N/A.
White (non-Hispanic) (78.9%), Black or African American (non-Hispanic) (9.77%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.03%), Other (Hispanic) (2.34%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.95%) are the 5 major ethnic groups in Hickory, Kentucky.[4]