Durham, North Carolina
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Clockwise from top: Durham skyline, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Five Points, Carolina Theater, Durham Performing Arts Center, Duke Chapel
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| Nickname(s): Bull City; City of Medicine | ||
 Location in Durham County and the state of North Carolina. |
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 Durham, North Carolina
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| Coordinates: 35°59′19″N 78°54′26″W / 35.98861°N 78.90722°WCoordinates: 35°59′19″N 78°54′26″W / 35.98861°N 78.90722°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| Counties | Durham, Wake, Orange | |
| Incorporated | April 10, 1869 | |
| Named for | Bartlett S. Durham | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council-Manager | |
| • Mayor | Bill Bell | |
| • City Manager | Tom Bonfield | |
| • Deputy City Managers | W. Bowman "Bo" Ferguson, Wanda Page, Keith Chadwell | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 108.3 sq mi (280.4 km2) | |
| • Land | 107.4 sq mi (278.1 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) | |
| Elevation | 404 ft (123 m) | |
| Population (2014 est.) | ||
| • City | 251,893 (US: 81st) | |
| • Density | 2,346/sq mi (905.8/km2) | |
| • Metro | 542,710 (US: 100th) | |
| • CSA | 2,037,430 | |
| Demonym(s) | Durhamite | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP codes | 27701, 27702, 27703, 27704, 27705, 27706, 27707, 27708, 27709, 27710, 27711, 27712, 27713, 27715, 27717, 27722 | |
| Area code(s) | 919 | |
| FIPS code | 37-19000 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1020059 | |
| Website | durhamnc |
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Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County, though portions also extend into Wake County in the east and Orange County in the west.
The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 251,893 as of July 1, 2014. Durham is the core of the four-county Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area. which has a population of 542,710 as of U.S. Census 2014 Population Estimates. The US Office of Management and Budget also includes Durham as a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 2,037,430 as of U.S. Census 2014 Population Estimates.
It is the home of Duke University and North Carolina Central University, and is also one of the vertices of the Research Triangle area (home of the Research Triangle Park).
The Eno and the Occoneechi, related to the Sioux and the Shakori, lived and farmed in the area which became Durham. They may have established a village named Adshusheer on the site. The Great Indian Trading Path has been traced through Durham, and Native Americans helped to mold the area by establishing settlements and commercial transportation routes.
In 1701, Durham's beauty was chronicled by the English explorer John Lawson, who called the area "the flower of the Carolinas." During the mid-1700s, Scots, Irish, and English colonists settled on land granted to George Carteret by King Charles I (for whom the Carolinas are named). Early settlers built gristmills, such as West Point, and worked the land.
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