Durham County

Also known as Durham County, North Carolina, Durham County, NC

county in North Carolina, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: North Carolina
Named after: Bartlett Snipes Durham
Seat: Durham
Largest community: Durham
Total: 297.86 sq mi (771.5 km )
Land: 286.53 sq mi (742.1 km )
Water: 11.33 sq mi (29.3 km ) 3.80%
Estimate 2025: 347,240
Density: 1,133.7/sq mi (437.72/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 4th
Website: dconc .gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 324833
Area: 771
Official website: dconc.gov
Image: 2008-07-05 Durham County Courthouse.jpg
Households: 130128

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inception: 1881-00-00
Commons category: Durham County, North Carolina
social media followers: 20720
water as percent of area: 4
native label: Durham County
per capita income: 36759
contact page URL: dconc.gov/PublicSite/Utility-Nav/Contact-Us

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Durham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 324,833, making it the sixth-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Durham, which is the only incorporated municipality predominantly in the county, though very small portions of cities and towns mostly in neighboring counties also extend into Durham County. The central and southern parts of Durham County are highly urban, consisting of the city as well as several unincorporated suburbs. Southeastern Durham County is dominated by the Research Triangle Park, most of which is in Durham County. The northern third of Durham County is rural in nature. Durham County is the core of the Durham–Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh–Durham–Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.

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