Durham, Oklahoma

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
Unincorporated community
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
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyRoger Mills
Area
[1]
 • Total0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)
 • Land0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
2,461 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]

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

Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum

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

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 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. "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
  • Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .
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