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Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
Durham
Unincorporated community
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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 km)
 • Land0.23 sq mi (0.59 km)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km)
Elevation2,461 ft (750 m)
Population
 • Total21
 • Density92.11/sq mi (35.60/km)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes73642
FIPS code40-22100
GNIS feature ID2805313

Durham is a rural unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States. 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.

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, and is now the Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum, 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. The homestead also provides insights into one family’s life in Oklahoma Territory and beyond.

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

Demographics

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

Education

It is in the Reydon Public Schools school district.

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.
  8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Roger Mills County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2024. - Text list

Further reading

  • Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .
Municipalities and communities of Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States
County seat: Cheyenne
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