Hickory
Census-Designated Place
Hickory's position in Kentucky.
Coordinates: 36°49′16″N 88°38′48″W / 36.82111°N 88.64667°W / 36.82111; -88.64667
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Graves
Area [1]
• Total	0.90 sq mi (2.32 km2)
• Land	0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	427 ft (130 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	235
• Density	263.75/sq mi (101.88/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	42051
Area code(s)	270 & 364
FIPS code	21-36316
GNIS feature ID	2629629[2]

Hickory (also, Hickory Grove)^[3] is a census-designated place in Graves County, Kentucky, United States.,^[4] which is located north of Mayfield and 18 miles (29 km) 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.^[5]

Demographics

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.^[6]