Hickory is a town in Murray County, Oklahoma, United States.

[4] Hickory was the birthplace and childhood home of Zack Mosley, the creator of the comic strip The Adventures of Smilin' Jack, an adventurous aviator, inspired by Mosley witnessing an early plane crash in Hickory.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all land.

18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 39.1% of families and 46.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 65.4% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.