Durham, Kansas
| Durham, Kansas | |
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| City | |
Downtown Durham (2010)
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 Location within Marion County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Marion County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 38°29′4″N 97°13′38″W / 38.48444°N 97.22722°WCoordinates: 38°29′4″N 97°13′38″W / 38.48444°N 97.22722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Marion |
| Township | Durham Park |
| Platted | 1887 (Durham) 1887 (Funk) |
| Incorporated | 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Michael Sorensen |
| • City Clerk | Carla Hein |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2) |
| • Land | 0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,371 ft (418 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 112 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 107 |
| • Density | 560/sq mi (220/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67438 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-19050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0477238 |
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Durham is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 112. The city took its name from Durham cattle. Durham is home of Donahue Corporation.
For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.
In 1806, Zebulon Pike led the Pike expedition westward from St Louis, Missouri, of which part of their journey followed the Cottonwood River through Marion County near the current cities of Florence, Marion, Durham.
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