Everything about Durham County North Carolina totally explained
Durham County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
North Carolina. Its
county seat is
Durham.
History
The county was formed on
April 17,
1881, from parts of
Orange County and
Wake County, taking the name of its own county seat. In 1911 parts of
Cedar Fork Township of
Wake County was transferred to Durham County and became
Carr Township.
Law and government
Durham County is a member of the regional
Triangle J Council of Governments.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 298
square miles (771
km²), of which, 290 square miles (752 km²) of it's land and 7 square miles (19 km²) of it (2.51%) is water.
Townships
The county is divided into six
townships:
Carr,
Durham,
Lebanon,
Mangum,
Oak Grove, and
Triangle.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 223,314 people, 89,015 households, and 54,032 families residing in the county. The
population density was 769 people per square mile (297/km²). There were 95,452 housing units at an average density of 329 per square mile (127/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 50.91%
White, 39.46%
Black or
African American, 0.30%
Native American, 3.29%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 4.21% from
other races, and 1.80% from two or more races. 7.63% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 89,015 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.00% were
married couples living together, 14.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.30% were non-families. 30.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the county the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 12.80% from 18 to 24, 34.80% from 25 to 44, 19.80% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $43,337, and the median income for a family was $53,223. Males had a median income of $35,939 versus $30,683 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $23,156. About 9.80% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 17.20% of those under age 18 and 12.30% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
Cities and towns
The only incorporated municipality centered in Durham County is the
City of Durham. However, parts of the
Town of Chapel Hill in
Orange County are in Durham County.
Unincorporated communities
There are several unincorporated communities along the outskirts of the city of Durham or in the rural parts of the county.
Bahama
Bethesda
Genlee
Gorman
Nelson
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