Editing Durham, California

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Durham, California 
| settlement_type    = [[Census-designated place]]
| image_skyline      = Durham Country Market.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Durham Country Market in June 2020
| image_seal         = 
| image_map          = Butte_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Durham_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250x200px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Butte County, California|Butte County]] and the [[State of California]]
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = 
| pushpin_map        = USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{USA}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|California}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in California|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Butte County, California|Butte]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title1      = [[California's 1st State Senate district|State Senator]]
| leader_name1       = [[Brian Dahle|Brian Dahle (R)]]
| leader_title2      = [[California's 3rd State Assembly district|State&nbsp;Assembly]]
| leader_name2       = {{Representative|caad|3|fmt=sleader}}<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers
|title=Members Assembly
|access-date=March 20, 2013
|publisher=State of California}}</ref>
| leader_title3      = [[California's 1st congressional district|U. S. Congress]]
| leader_name3       = {{Representative|cacd|1|fmt=usleader}}<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|1|access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref>
| established_date   = 
| area_magnitude     = 
<!-- Population------------------>
| population_total   = 5834
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 71.42
| population_density_km2 = 27.58
<!-- Area------------------>
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 30, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 81.84
| area_land_sq_mi    = 81.69
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.15
| area_total_km2     = 211.96
| area_land_km2      = 211.57
| area_water_km2     = 0.39
| area_water_percent = 0.19
| area_note          = 
| elevation_ft       = 161
| elevation_m        = 49
| timezone           = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
| utc_offset         = -8
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|38|24|N|121|47|52|W|display=inline,title}}
| timezone_DST       = PDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -7
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 95938, 95958
| area_code          = [[Area code 530|530]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 06-20270
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
| blank1_info        = 0277502; 2408696
| footnotes          = {{gnis|0277502}}; {{gnis|2408696}}
| website            = 
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'''Durham''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Butte County, California]], United States. The population was 5,834 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|81.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|81.8|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.14|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.19%) is water. Durham's main agricultural products are almonds and walnuts.

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Durham has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=517140&cityname=Durham%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Durham, California]</ref>

==History==
Durham was built on the site of a former [[Maidu]] settlement known as '''Eskini''' (also, '''Erskins''' and '''Es-kin''').<ref>{{cite web |title=GNIS |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1723943 |access-date=27 November 2024}}</ref>

[[File:Railroad crossing in Durham, California.jpg|thumb|left|Railroad crossing in Durham]]
Durham was an experimental cooperative agricultural colony established under the 1917 California State and Settlement Act (AICP Exam Prep 3.0, 2014).{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

Durham was founded by the Durham Family. It is named for W. W. Durham, member of the [[California State Assembly]].<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|229}}</ref> 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|date=July 2024}}

On June 1, 2011, a tornado rated [[Enhanced Fujita scale|EF1]], struck south of Durham, uprooting thousands of almond trees, destroying an out building and damaging a barn.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/01/3668954/damage-assessed-from-tornadoes.html |title=Damage assessed from tornadoes in Butte, Glenn counties |work=Sacramento Bee |access-date=2011-06-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203225014/http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/01/3668954/damage-assessed-from-tornadoes.html |archive-date=2011-12-03 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 5220
| 2010 = 5518
| 2020 = 5834
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Durham had a population of 5,834. The population density was {{convert|71.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Durham was 81.5% [[White Americans|White]], 0.6% [[African Americans|African American]], 1.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.0% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 6.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 8.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|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 [[cohabitation|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 [[family (U.S. Census)|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{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 45.3{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males.

There were 2,264 housing units at an average density of {{convert|27.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 2,172 (95.9%) were occupied. Of these, 72.0% were owner-occupied, and 28.0% were occupied by renters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Durham CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0620270 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Durham CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0620270 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Butte County, California}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Butte County, California]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in California]]