Durham County, North Carolina

Durham County is a located in the  of. Its is.

History
The county was formed on, , from parts of and , taking the name of its own county seat. In parts of  of  was transferred to Durham County and became.

Law and government
Durham County is a member of the regional.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 771 (298 ). 752 km² (290 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (7 sq mi) of it (2.51%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into six :, , , , , and.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 223,314 people, 89,015 households, and 54,032 families residing in the county. The was 297/km² (769/sq mi). There were 95,452 housing units at an average density of 127/km² (329/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 50.91%, 39.46% or , 0.30% , 3.29% , 0.04% , 4.21% from , and 1.80% from two or more races. 7.63% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 89,015 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.00% were living together, 14.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.30% were non-families. 30.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 12.80% from 18 to 24, 34.80% from 25 to 44, 19.80% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,337, and the median income for a family was $53,223. Males had a median income of $35,939 versus $30,683 for females. The for the county was $23,156. About 9.80% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the, including 17.20% of those under age 18 and 12.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities & Towns
The only incorporated municipality centered in Durham County is the. However, parts of the in  are in Durham County.

Unincorporated Communities
There are several unincorporated communities along the outskirts of the city of Durham or in the rural parts of the county.