Durham County, North Carolina

Durham County
	Durham County, North Carolina
	Map
	; Location in the state of North Carolina
	; North Carolina's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1881
Seat	Durham
Largest community	Durham
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 297.86 sq mi (771 km²); 286.53 sq mi (742 km²); 11.33 sq mi (29 km²), 3.80
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
	Website: www.dconc.gov
	Named for: Bartlett Snipes Durham

Durham County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its county seat is Durham.

History

The county was made on April 17, 1881, from parts of Orange County and Wake County. In 1911 parts of Cedar Fork Township in Wake County were transferred to Durham County and became Carr Township.

Durham County is part of the regional Triangle J Council of Governments.

The only incorporated city in Durham County is the City of Durham. But, parts of the Town of Chapel Hill in Orange County are also in Durham County.

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Durham County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1881
Seat	Durham
Largest community	Durham
Area - Total - Land - Water	297.86 sq mi (771 km²) 286.53 sq mi (742 km²) 11.33 sq mi (29 km²), 3.80
Population - Density
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.dconc.gov
Named for: Bartlett Snipes Durham