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
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 21 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durham, Oklahoma
- ^ Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p.28 ISBN 0899332838
- ^ "History". Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ "About". Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ a b "Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum". TravelOK.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
Further reading
- Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .
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