Hickory County, Missouri

Hickory County
County
Hickory County courthouse in Hermitage
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°56′N 93°19′W / 37.94°N 93.32°W / 37.94; -93.32
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	February 14, 1845
Named for	Andrew Jackson, nicknamed "Old Hickory"
Seat	Hermitage
Largest city	Hermitage
Area
• Total	412 sq mi (1,070 km2)
• Land	399 sq mi (1,030 km2)
• Water	13 sq mi (30 km2)  3.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,279
• Density	20/sq mi (7.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	Hickory County, Missouri

Hickory County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,279.^[1] Its county seat is Hermitage.^[2] The county was organized February 14, 1845, and named after President Andrew Jackson, whose nickname was "Old Hickory."^[3][4] The Pomme de Terre Dam, a Corps of Engineers facility, is located three miles south of Hermitage and forms Lake Pomme de Terre by damming the Pomme de Terre River and Lindley Creek. Truman Reservoir, also a Corps of Engineers facility, floods the Pomme de Terre Reservoir from the northern border of the county southward to the city limits of Hermitage.