Hickman is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stanislaus County, California, United States.

Dallas' daughter Mary married Louis McLean Hickman on February 1, 1860.

[3] In the 1860s Hickman owned a hardware store and 11,000 acre ranch where he grew grain, hay, olives, figs, oranges, grapes and other fruits.

[3] The advent of the railroad in 1891 led to large brick grain storage buildings.

Hickman is a country town, and the most obvious form of income is agriculture.

There are also other forms of industry, including a multi-national mining equipment company, large nursery,[5] a welding shop, two country stores, a cabinet maker, a music education company and Hickman Hat Rack Co. Hickman has an unusual hydro-electric dam on one of its irrigation canals.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), 99.21% of it land and 0.79% of it water.

23 households (11.9%) were made up of individuals, and 9 (4.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 203 housing units at an average density of 187.2 per square mile (72.3/km2), of which 141 (73.1%) were owner-occupied, and 52 (26.9%) were occupied by renters.

12.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

In the California State Legislature, Hickman is in the 8th Senate District, represented by Democrat Angelique Ashby, and the 12th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Damon Connolly.