Hickory County, Missouri
9 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 8,585
- Median household income
- $39,390
- ±3,056
- Unemployed
- 13.8%
- 412 of 2,984 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 71.7%
- 2,581 of 3,601 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Hickory | 8,607 (2021) | Po Box 3, Hermitage | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cross Timbers | 120 (2021) | Po Box 24, Cross Timbers | — |
| City of Hermitage | 508 (2021) | 118 W Hwy 54, Hermitage | — |
| City of Weaubleau | 399 (2021) | Po Box 136, Weaubleau | — |
| City of Wheatland | 289 (2021) | Po Box 187, Wheatland | — |
| Village of Preston | 168 (2021) | 120 W Hwy 54, Preston | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory County Library District | Libraries | 18376 New Hermitage Dr, Hermitage | Website |
| Hickory County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 146, Hermitage | — |
| Hickory County Public Water Supply District 2 | Water supply utility | Po Box 2352, Wheatland | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
HERMITAGE R-IV
School district3 schools
23824 Polk, Hermitage, MO, 65668
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
HICKORY CO. R-I
School district3 schools
20663 US HIGHWAY 65, Urbana, MO, 65767
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SKYLINE R-II
School district1 schools
RTE 72 BOX 486, Norwood, MO, 65717
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WEAUBLEAU R-III
School district2 schools
22320 Center Street, Weaubleau, MO, 65774
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WHEATLAND R-II
School district2 schools
18808 STATE HIGHWAY 83, Wheatland, MO, 65779
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Sunrise Farmers' Market () · Farmers Market - Greenview MO (1468 N State HWY 7 Greenview) · Camdenton Farmers' Market (Camdenton)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.