Durham, California
Durham, California | |
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 Durham Country Market in June 2020 | |
 Location in Butte County and the State of California | |
  Durham, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′24″N 121°47′52″W / 39.64000°N 121.79778°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Butte |
| Government | |
| • State Senator | Brian Dahle (R) |
| • State Assembly | James Gallagher (R)[1] |
| • U. S. Congress | Doug LaMalfa (R)[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 81.84 sq mi (211.96 km2) |
| • Land | 81.69 sq mi (211.57 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2) 0.19% |
| Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,834 |
| • Density | 71.42/sq mi (27.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 95938, 95958 |
| Area code | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-20270 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 0277502; 2408696 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durham, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durham, California | |
Durham is a census-designated place (CDP) in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 5,834 at the 2020 census.
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 81.9 square miles (212 km2), of which, 81.8 square miles (212 km2) of it is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) of it (0.19%) is water. Durham's main agricultural products are almonds and walnuts.
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Durham has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[4]
History
[edit]Durham was built on the site of a former Maidu settlement known as Eskini (also, Erskins and Es-kin).[5]
Durham was an experimental cooperative agricultural colony established under the 1917 California State and Settlement Act (AICP Exam Prep 3.0, 2014).[citation needed]
Durham was founded by the Durham Family. It is named for W. W. Durham, member of the California State Assembly.[6] The Durham House is a reminder of what Durham was back in its early years. Durham was a town in which a railroad ran through and still does today. The railroad is what developed this town and kept it alive. The Durham Flour Mill, which burned down several times, was an integral part of this community.[citation needed]
On June 1, 2011, a tornado rated EF1, struck south of Durham, uprooting thousands of almond trees, destroying an out building and damaging a barn.[7]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,220 | — | |
| 2010 | 5,518 | 5.7% | |
| 2020 | 5,834 | 5.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
The 2020 United States census reported that Durham had a population of 5,834. The population density was 71.4 inhabitants per square mile (27.6/km2). The racial makeup of Durham was 81.5% White, 0.6% African American, 1.1% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 6.7% from other races, and 8.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.9% of the population.
The Census reported that 99.1% of the population lived in households, 0.6% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.3% were institutionalized.
There were 2,172 households, out of which 30.3% included children under the age of 18, 61.6% were married-couple households, 6.0% were cohabiting couple households, 17.7% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 18.5% of households were one person, and 9.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.66. There were 1,643 families (75.6% of all households).
The age distribution was 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% aged 18 to 24, 21.8% aged 25 to 44, 27.3% aged 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males.
There were 2,264 housing units at an average density of 27.7 units per square mile (10.7 units/km2), of which 2,172 (95.9%) were occupied. Of these, 72.0% were owner-occupied, and 28.0% were occupied by renters.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "California's 1st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ Climate Summary for Durham, California
- ^ "GNIS". Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 229. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Damage assessed from tornadoes in Butte, Glenn counties". Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on December 3, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Durham CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "Durham CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
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