Hickman is a city in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.

Reverend Heckman was an early settler purchasing land near the Salt Creek.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.72 square miles (1.86 km2), all land.

[6] As of the census[9] of 2010, there were 1,657 people, 587 households, and 463 families residing in the city.

18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.