Durham | |
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Coordinates: 35°50′34″N99°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] |
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.
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.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 21 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [7] |
It is in the Reydon Public Schools school district. [8]
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