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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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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.
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 a population of 2,106,463 in 2020.
History
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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 were transferred to Durham County and became Carr Township.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1875 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1920 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1890 | 18,041
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| 1900 | 26,233
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| 1910 | 35,276
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| 1920 | 42,219
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| 1930 | 67,196
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| 1940 | 80,244
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| 1950 | 101,639
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| 1960 | 111,995
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| 1970 | 132,681
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| 1980 | 152,785
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| 1990 | 181,835
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Research Tips
External links
www.co.durham.nc.us
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