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.

Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum

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.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202021—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Education

It is in the Reydon Public Schools school district.[8]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durham, Oklahoma
  3. ^ Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p.28 ISBN 0899332838
  4. ^ "History". Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "About". Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum". TravelOK.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Roger Mills County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2024. - Text list

Further reading

  • Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham,_Oklahoma
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