Durham County, North Carolina facts for kids
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Durham County
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Old Durham County Courthouse
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Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  North Carolina |
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| Founded | 1881 | ||
| Named for | Bartlett Snipes Durham | ||
| Seat | Durham | ||
| Largest city | Durham | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 298 sq mi (770 km2) | ||
| • Land | 286 sq mi (740 km2) | ||
| • Water | 12 sq mi (30 km2) 4.0% | ||
| Population | |||
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(2021)
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326,126 | ||
| • Density | 1,140.3/sq mi (440.3/km2) | ||
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) | ||
| Congressional district | 4th | ||
Durham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 324,833, making it the sixth-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Durham.
Durham County is the core of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had a population of 2,106,463 in 2020.
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History
The county was formed on April 17, 1881, from parts of Orange County and Wake County, taking the name of its own county seat. In 1911 parts of Cedar Fork Township of Wake County was transferred to Durham County and became Carr Township.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 298 square miles (770 km2), of which 286 square miles (740 km2) is land and 12 square miles (31 km2) (4.0%) is water.
Adjacent counties
- Person County - north
- Granville County - northeast
- Wake County - southeast
- Chatham County - south-southwest
- Orange County - west
Major highways
I-40
I-85
I-540 / NC 540
US 15
US 70
US 501
NC 54
NC 55
NC 98
NC 147
NC 157
NC 751
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 18,041 | — | |
| 1900 | 26,233 | 45.4% | |
| 1910 | 35,276 | 34.5% | |
| 1920 | 42,219 | 19.7% | |
| 1930 | 67,196 | 59.2% | |
| 1940 | 80,244 | 19.4% | |
| 1950 | 101,639 | 26.7% | |
| 1960 | 111,995 | 10.2% | |
| 1970 | 132,681 | 18.5% | |
| 1980 | 152,785 | 15.2% | |
| 1990 | 181,835 | 19.0% | |
| 2000 | 223,314 | 22.8% | |
| 2010 | 267,587 | 19.8% | |
| 2020 | 324,833 | 21.4% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 326,126 | 21.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2020 |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 133,768 | 41.18% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 109,225 | 33.62% |
| Native American | 704 | 0.22% |
| Asian | 16,707 | 5.14% |
| Pacific Islander | 83 | 0.03% |
| Other/Mixed | 14,242 | 4.38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50,104 | 15.42% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 324,833 people, 131,140 households, and 75,291 families residing in the county.
Communities
The city of Durham is the only incorporated municipality to predominantly exist within Durham County, and the only one whose urban core lies within the county, though small portions of municipalities from neighboring counties extend into Durham County, and the city of Durham also itself extends slightly into neighboring counties. All other towns and places within Durham County are unincorporated communities.
City
- Durham (county seat, small portions extend into Wake and Orange counties)
- Raleigh (small part, mostly in Wake County)
Towns
- Chapel Hill (small part, mostly in Orange County)
- Morrisville (small part, mostly in Wake County)
Source:
Townships
- Carr
- Durham
- Lebanon
- Mangum
- Oak Grove
- Triangle
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Durham (Carolina del Norte) para niños
