Durham, California
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location in Butte County and the State of California |
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| Coordinates: 39°38′24″N 121°47′52″W / 39.64000°N 121.79778°WCoordinates: 39°38′24″N 121°47′52″W / 39.64000°N 121.79778°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Butte |
| Government | |
| • State Senator | Jim Nielsen (R) |
| • State Assembly | James Gallagher (R) |
| • U. S. Congress | Doug LaMalfa (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81.933 sq mi (212.205 km2) |
| • Land | 81.781 sq mi (211.812 km2) |
| • Water | 0.152 sq mi (0.393 km2) 0.19% |
| Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,518 |
| • Density | 67/sq mi (26/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 95938, 95958 |
| Area code(s) | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-20270 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 0277502; 2408696 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durham, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durham, California | |
Durham is a census-designated place (CDP) in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 5,518 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 81.9 square miles (212 km2), of which, 81.8 square miles (212 km2) of it is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) of it (0.19%) is water. Durham's main agricultural products are almonds and walnuts.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Durham has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
Durham was an experimental cooperative agricultural colony established under the 1917 California State and Settlement Act (AICP Exam Prep 3.0, 2014).
Durham was founded by the Durham Family. It is named for W. W. Durham, member of the California State Assembly. The Durham House still stands today as a reminder of what Durham was back in its early years. Durham was a town in which a railroad ran through and still does today. The railroad is what developed this town and kept it alive. The Durham Flour Mill, which burned down several times, was an integral part of this community.
On June 1, 2011, a tornado rated at EF-1, struck south of Durham, uprooting thousands of almond trees, destroying an out building and damaging a barn.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Durham had a population of 5,518. The population density was 67.3 people per square mile (26.0/km²). The racial makeup of Durham was 5,088 (92.2%) White, 19 (0.3%) African American, 55 (1.0%) Native American, 35 (0.6%) Asian, 9 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 165 (3.0%) from other races, and 147 (2.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 614 persons (11.1%).
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