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]
Durham | |
|---|---|
  Durham Location within the state of Oklahoma  Durham Durham (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°50′34″N 99°55′35″W / 35.84278°N 99.92639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Roger Mills |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2) |
| • Land | 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,461 ft (750 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 21 |
| • Density | 92.11/sq mi (35.60/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 73642 |
| FIPS code | 40-22100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805313[2] |
The post office opened May 15, 1902. Durham was named for the first postmaster, Doris Durham Morris.
Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum
editThe 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| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
Education
editIt is in the Reydon Public Schools school district.[8]
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durham, Oklahoma
- ^ Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p.28 ISBN 0899332838
- ^ "History". Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ "About". Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ a b "Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum". TravelOK.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Roger Mills County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2024. - Text list
Further reading
edit- Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .