Durham, Oklahoma

Coordinates: 35°50′34″N 99°55′35″W / 35.84278°N 99.92639°W / 35.84278; -99.92639
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Durham
Durham is located in Oklahoma
Durham
Durham
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Durham is located in the United States
Durham
Durham
Durham (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°50′34″N 99°55′35″W / 35.84278°N 99.92639°W / 35.84278; -99.92639
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyRoger Mills
Area
 • Total0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)
 • Land0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,461 ft (750 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total21
 • Density92.11/sq mi (35.60/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
73642
FIPS code40-22100
GNIS feature ID2805313[2]

Durham is a rural unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] It lies along State Highway 30, four miles south of the Antelope Hills and the Canadian River. The Oklahoma-Texas border is four miles to the west.[3]

The post office opened May 15, 1902. Durham was named for the first postmaster, Doris Durham Morris.

Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum[edit]

The homestead of Western artist Augusta Metcalfe is in Durham,[4] and is now the Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum,[5] which is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Metcalfe's paintings, as well as the work of contemporary regional artists, are displayed.[6] The homestead also provides insights into one family’s life in Oklahoma Territory and beyond.[6]

The Antelope Hills, north of Durham, are also NRHP-listed.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202021
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durham, Oklahoma
  3. ^ Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p.28 ISBN 0899332838
  4. ^ "History". Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "About". Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum". TravelOK.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

Further reading[edit]

  • Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .