Nickerson is a city in Reno County, Kansas, United States.

[3] It was named in honor of Thomas Nickerson, former president of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

[4][5] Nickerson was laid out in 1872 when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway was extended to that point.

The community was named for Thomas Nickerson, president of the railroad company at the time.

The first set of city officials were: Mayor, Dr. L. A. Reeves; council, M. McCormick, C. S. Morse, J. O. Smith, H. R. Nickerson; police judge, O. O. Olmstead; treasurer, C. F. Heath; clerk, A. H. Jackson; marshal, J. D. Reed; justice of the peace, N. Bolte.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.35 square miles (3.50 km2), all of it land.

[7] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[8] The 2020 United States census counted 1,058 people, 399 households, and 278 families in Nickerson.

The community is served by Nickerson–South Hutchinson USD 309 public school district.

[citation needed] K-96 / K-14 state highway previously passed through Nickerson.

In 2023, it was replaced by a new limited access freeway that was completed east of the cities of Nickerson and Sterling.

Initially it was constructed as a super two freeway, but right-of-way has been secured to enable future expansion to four lanes.