Hickory Creek

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Hickory Creek

Total population

5,611

Median home value

$507,200

47.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$148,852

Hickory Creek$149k

National$74k

Founded

1963

Elevation176 m

Land area11.99 km²

Weather74°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates33.11°, -97.03°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hickory Creek is a town in Denton County, Texas, United States, located 30 miles (48 km) north of downtown Dallas. The population of Hickory Creek has grown from 219 at its incorporation in 1963 to 4,718 at the 2020 census. It is also one of the four communities in the Lake Cities.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Hickory Creek, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

B

Booker Woodfox

American basketball player (born 1986)

Cody Linley

American actor

G

Gordon Thomas Whyburn

American mathematician (1904–1969)

Chris Brown

American ice hockey player (born 1991)

Dusty Dvoracek

player of American football

J

Josh Rushing

American journalist

M

Marcus Hicks

American martial artist

S

Stephanie Umoh

American actress

Brighton Sharbino

American actress

Saxon Sharbino

American actress

N

Nick Stephens

American football player

Cooper Land

American basketball player

Nic Kerdiles

American ice hockey player

D

Daryl Williams

American football player

C

Crista Moore

American pornographic actress

Jamal Adams

American football player (born 1995)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Texas

• Lake Dallas
  1.4 mi away
• Copper Canyon
  3.7 mi away
• Lakewood Village
  3.8 mi away
• Double Oak
  5.4 mi away · pop. 3,071
• Little Elm
  8.7 mi away · pop. 46,453
• Aubrey
  14 mi away · pop. 7,396
• Justin
  16.3 mi away · pop. 5,447
• Haslet
  20.2 mi away · pop. 3,280
• Gunter
  24.5 mi away · pop. 2,398
• Lucas
  26.3 mi away
• Lowry Crossing
  28.6 mi away
• Lake Worth
  30.8 mi away

Browse all places in Texas →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hickory Creek

Voices in the wind

Judy Falls · 2002

1980 census of housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1983

1990 census of population and housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992

A Fruitful Life

2010

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Ross, Palo Pinto, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 80 mi
• Wildfire Hydra, Bosque, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 94 mi
• Wildfire PINTO, Stephens, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-08 · 96 mi
• Wildfire Atoka Lake, Atoka, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 105 mi
• Wildfire Bufford Creek, Stephens, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 106 mi
• Wildfire Harris, Throckmorton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-31 · 118 mi
• Wildfire Lobo, Eastland, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 120 mi
• Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 123 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Seen 2026-09-25

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Seen 2026-09-25

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Seen 2026-09-25

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Seen 2026-09-25

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Seen 2026-09-25

Rusty Blackhaw

Viburnum rufidulum

Seen 2026-09-25

Southeastern Wildrye

Elymus glabriflorus

Seen 2026-09-25

Cedar Elm

Ulmus crassifolia

Seen 2026-09-25

saw greenbrier

Smilax bona-nox

Seen 2026-09-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).