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History of Durham, North Carolina

Duke's East Campus and Durham Skyline
|image_flag = Flag of Durham, North Carolina.svg
|image_seal = Durham_city_seal.gif
|image_map = NCMap-doton-Durham.PNG
|map_caption = Location in North Carolina
|subdivision_type = Countries of the world|Country
|subdivision_type1 = Political divisions of the United States|State
|subdivision_type2 = List of counties in North Carolina|County
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_name1 = North Carolina
|subdivision_name2 = Durham County, North Carolina|Durham County
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Bill Bell
|area_magnitude = 1 E8
|TotalArea_sq_mi = 94.9
|LandArea_sq_mi = 94.6
|WaterArea_sq_mi = 0.3
|area_water_percent =
|area_total = 245.8
|area_land = 245.1
|area_water = 0.7
|population_as_of = 2005
|population_total = 204845
|timezone = North American Eastern Time Zone|EST
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = Eastern Daylight Time|EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|latitude = 36°00' N
|longitude = 78°54' W
|website = [http://www.durhamnc.gov Durham, NC]
|footnotes =
}}

Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat|seat of Durham County, North Carolina|Durham County{{GR|6}} and the home of Duke University. It is also a cornerstone of the Research Triangle region of North Carolina and the fourth-largest city in the state by population.

The 2004 Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area population was: 451,212 as of July 1, 2004. The US Office of Management and Budget defines Durham as a part of the Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh-Durham-Cary, North Carolina|Cary Combined Statistical Area, with a population of 1,509,560 as July 1, 2005.


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