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Coordinates: 36°02′N78°53′W36.03°N 78.88°W. Not to be confused with Durham, North Carolina or County Durham. Durham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 324,833, [1] making it the sixth-most populous county in North Carolina.
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It has about 280,000 people. Durham has two universities, Duke and NC Central. It is northwest of Raleigh, and northeast of Chapel Hill. It is the county seat of Durham County.
Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892.
Durham’s official birthday is April 26, 1853, when the U.S. Post office was established. It was incorporated on April 10, 1869, by the General Assembly. The town was named after Dr. Bartlett Snipes Durham who in the 1840’s offered the N.C. Railroad a four-acre tract of his land to build a station.
Of the three cities that make up North Carolina's Research Triangle, Durham has traditionally been the grittier, more working-class one. A city of about 283,500 residents in 2020, Durham's early wealth was built on tobacco and textiles, with a vibrant African-American community that once made the city a center for Black culture.
Culture & Community. Durham’s History. A steadfast pillar. A cornerstone of progress. Share. Much has changed since Native Americans settled in what is now Durham along the Eno River in the 1700s. Much has not. While Durham grows, it still embraces its foundation of diversity, grit and innovation.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Durham, North Carolina, USA. 19th century. 1865 - April 26: Confederate " Johnston surrenders to Sherman at Bennett House, near Durham." [1] 1867 - Durham incorporated. [2] 1869 - Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church founded in Hayti. [3] 1880 - Population: 2,041. [4] 1881.
