Hickman, Nebraska
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Hickman is a city in Lancaster County
Lancaster County, Nebraska
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 250,291 people, 99,187 households, and 60,702 families residing in the county. The population density was 298 people per square mile . There were 104,217 housing units at an average density of 124 per square mile...

, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

, United States
United States
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. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....

 Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lincoln metropolitan area
The Lincoln Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Nebraska, anchored by the city of Lincoln...

. The population was 1,084 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

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Geography

Hickman is located at 40°37′17"N 96°37′54"W (40.621488, -96.631780).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 1,084 people, 381 households, and 294 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 2,194.2 people per square mile (854.2/km²). There were 404 housing units at an average density of 817.8 per square mile (318.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.15% White, 0.65% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.18% from other races
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, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population.

There were 381 households out of which 50.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the city the population was spread out with 34.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 110.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,911, and the median income for a family was $49,583. Males had a median income of $32,434 versus $22,321 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $16,687. About 4.7% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.
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