Hickman is a city in Fulton County

Fulton County, Kentucky

Fulton County is the westernmost county of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1845 from Hickman County, Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 7,752. Its county seat is Hickman. The county is named for American inventor Robert Fulton...

, Kentucky

Kentucky

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, United States

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. The population was 2,560 at the 2000 census. Named for Captain Paschal Hickman

Paschal Hickman

Paschal Hickman was a United States officer in the War of 1812 who was killed in the Massacre of the River Raisin. Hickman County, Kentucky is named for him....

, a Kentucky officer who was killed by Indians in the Massacre of the River Raisin during the War of 1812

War of 1812

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, it is the county seat

County seat

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 of Fulton County

Fulton County, Kentucky

Fulton County is the westernmost county of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1845 from Hickman County, Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 7,752. Its county seat is Hickman. The county is named for American inventor Robert Fulton...

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Hickman is part of the Union City

Union City, Tennessee

Union City is a city in Obion County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 10,876 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Obion County. The name comes from its location at the union of two railroads, one running roughly east-west and the other roughly north-south...

-Hickman, TN

Tennessee

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Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

 Micropolitan Statistical Area

Union City micropolitan area

The Union City Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – one in northwest Tennessee and one in southwest Kentucky – anchored by the city of Union City, Tennessee...

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Hickman is located at 36°34′2"N 89°11′11"W (36.567127, -89.186342).

According to the United States Census Bureau

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, the city has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²), of which, 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²) of it is land and 0.28% is water.
As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 2,560 people, 1,015 households, and 665 families residing in the city.