Hicksville is a village in Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,431 at the 2020 census. It sits approximately 2.2 miles east of the Ohio-Indiana border. Led by Henry W. Hicks, the Hicks Land Company platted the community in 1835 and 1836. A post office has been in operation at Hicksville since 1838. Hicksville was incorporated as …Hicksville is a village in Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,431 at the 2020 census. It sits approximately 2.2 miles east of the Ohio-Indiana border. Led by Henry W. Hicks, the Hicks Land Company platted the community in 1835 and 1836. A post office has been in operation at Hicksville since 1838. Hicksville was incorporated as a village in 1871. Hicksville made its debut in American literature in 1885 when Mark Twain mentioned the town in chapter 33 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Tom Sawyer claims to be a stranger from Hicksville, Ohio.
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