Hickory
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hickory \Hick"o*ry\, n. [North American Indian pawcohiccora
(Capt. J. Smith) a kind of milk or oily liquor pressed from
pounded hickory nuts. "Pohickory" is named in a list of
Virginia trees, in 1653, and this was finally shortened to
"hickory." --J. H. Trumbull.] (Bot.)
An American tree of the genus {Carya}, of which there are
several species. The shagbark is the {Carya alba}, and has a
very rough bark; it affords the hickory nut of the markets.
The pignut, or brown hickory, is the {Carya glabra}. The
swamp hickory is {Carya amara}, having a nut whose shell is
very thin and the kernel bitter.
[1913 Webster]
{Hickory shad}. (Zool.)
(a) The mattowacca, or fall herring.
(b) The gizzard shad.
[1913 Webster]
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U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Hickory, KY
Zip code(s): 42051
Hickory, MS (town, FIPS 31980)
Location: 32.31655 N, 89.02108 W
Population (1990): 493 (211 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 39332
Hickory, NC (city, FIPS 31060)
Location: 35.73920 N, 81.32622 W
Population (1990): 28301 (12701 housing units)
Area: 52.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 28601, 28602
Hickory, OK (town, FIPS 34150)
Location: 34.55597 N, 96.85540 W
Population (1990): 77 (35 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Hickory, PA
Zip code(s): 15340
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U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Hickory, NC -- U.S. city in North Carolina
Population (2000): 37222
Housing Units (2000): 16571
Land area (2000): 28.068538 sq. miles (72.697177 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.007093 sq. miles (0.018370 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 28.075631 sq. miles (72.715547 sq. km)
FIPS code: 31060
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 35.737682 N, 81.328372 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 28601 28602
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Hickory, NC
Hickory
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U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Hickory, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 87
Housing Units (2000): 40
Land area (2000): 0.551604 sq. miles (1.428649 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.003346 sq. miles (0.008665 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.554950 sq. miles (1.437314 sq. km)
FIPS code: 34150
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 34.559558 N, 96.856941 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Hickory, OK
Hickory
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U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Hickory, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
Population (2000): 499
Housing Units (2000): 207
Land area (2000): 0.931167 sq. miles (2.411712 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.931167 sq. miles (2.411712 sq. km)
FIPS code: 31980
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 32.316880 N, 89.023376 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 39332
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Hickory, MS
Hickory
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U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Hickory -- U.S. County in Missouri
Population (2000): 8940
Housing Units (2000): 6184
Land area (2000): 398.628219 sq. miles (1032.442304 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 13.109916 sq. miles (33.954526 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 411.738135 sq. miles (1066.396830 sq. km)
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 37.916612 N, 93.333791 W
Headwords:
Hickory
Hickory, MO
Hickory County
Hickory County, MO
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