Hickman

Hickman is a city in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was founded by Reverend C.H. Heckman and incorporated in 1885. There are several restaurants in Hickman, including Subway, East Meets West, Godfather´s, and The Mettle Grill. There is also a bar located downtown. The median age in the city was 31.8 years, with 51.7% male and 48.3% female. The population was 1,657 at the 2010 census, with 98.2% White, 0.4% African American, 0,2% Asian, and 0.9% from two or more races. The U.S. Census Bureau says the city has a total area of 0.72 square miles (1.86 km²), all land. The average household size is 2.82, and the average family size is 3.22. It has a high school with 160 students. The school district has an enrollment of 160. The high school is located in the Forest School Arboretum, which was built in the 1930s. The elementary school is in the Lincoln Forest School District, which opened in the 1950s. It was the first high school in the area to open in the 1960s. In the 1990s, the high school was the only one in the district with more than 100 students. It also has a junior high and high school.

History

Hickman is the primary city name, but also Holland are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is Hickman, Nebraska. Hickman was founded in 1872 by Reverend C.H. Heckman and Samuel Egger. The city was incorporated as Hickman in 1885. Prior to 1866, the land was open prairie. It is located on the route of the Atchison and Nebraska Railroad from Rulo, Nebraska to Lincoln, Nebraska. It was originally known as Heckman; named after founder Reverend Heckman. The name was misspelled on the plat when it was submitted to Lancaster County for recording, and Hickman was chosen instead of Heckman for the city's name. The town is located near the Salt Creek, which is a tributary of the Platte River. It has a population of 2,000, with the majority of its residents living in or near the town of Hickman. The city is located in the U.S. state of Nebraska, and is located along the Nebraska-Iowa state line. It also has a small portion of the state of South Dakota, where it is known as South Dakotas. The population of the city is 1,000. It lies on the Uchison-Nebraska Railroad route. It's located near Salt Creek and on the Nebraska/South Dakota state line, and was platted in 18 72 by Reverend Heck man and Samuel egger. In 1885, the city was named Hickman after the founder of the company that platted the town. The company, Heckman & Egger, went on to found the city of Lincoln in 1883.

Geography

Hickman is located at 40°3717N 96°3754W (40.621488, -96.631780). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.72 square miles (1.86 km²), all land. The city is located on the Missouri River, which runs through the center of the city. Hickman is home to the Hickman High School, which was founded in 1903. The school is located in the town of Hickman, which is also the site of the town's only high school, which opened in 1904. The town has a population of about 1,000 people, most of whom live in the central part of the community. It is the only town in the state to have a high school in its name, with the exception of one that was built in the early 20th century. It also has a post office, which closed in the 1950s and 1960s. It was reopened in the 1970s and is now the location of the state's second-largest city, with 1,200 residents. It has a history dating back to the early 1800s, when the town was first founded. The first post office was established in 1805. It opened in 1806. The last post office closed in 1852, and the city was not re-opened until the mid-19th century, when it was re-established. The current post office has been in operation since the late 1950s, and has a current population of 1,100.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,657 people, 587 households, and 463 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% White, 0.4% African American, 0,2% Asian, 0.,3% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. There were 609 housing units at an average density of 845.8 per square mile (326.6/km²) The city's population was 51.7% male and 48.3% female. The city has a population density of 2,301.4 inhabitants per squaremile (888.6 /km²). It is located in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Defense Training Area. The U.N. State Department has a training center on the city's outskirts. It is the only city in the state to have a military base on the U.,S. National Guard Training Area, which was established in the 1950s. It was the first military base in the United States to be built on a National Guard base, and the only one in the South. It has been the site of military training since the early 1960s, when the Army began using it as a training base for the first time. It also has a military air base, which has been used since the 1970s for the training of the Army National Guard and the Army Air Corps. The National Guard is based in the base's Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Hickman, Lancaster County, Nebraska = 86.8. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 30. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 40. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Hickman = 4.1 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 7,045 individuals with a median age of 31.5 age the population dropped by -1.20% in Hickman, Lancaster County, Nebraska population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 2,925.93 residents per square mile of area (1,129.90/km²). There are average 2.84 people per household in the 377 households with an average household income of $58,035 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 4.30% of the available work force and has dropped -3.35% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 29.00%. The number of physicians in Hickman per 100,000 population = 220.7.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Hickman = 32.1 inches and the annual snowfall = 25.4 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 79. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 213. 88 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 12 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 35, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Hickman, Lancaster County, Nebraska which are owned by the occupant = 77.31%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 35 years with median home cost = $119,300 and home appreciation of -0.67%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $18.15 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,816 per student. There are 14.1 students for each teacher in the school, 546 students for each Librarian and 480 students for each Counselor. 13.18% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 10.61% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 6.27% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).