Durham, New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire Official seal of Durham, New Hampshire Location inside Strafford County, New Hampshire Location inside Strafford County, New Hampshire State New Hampshire Durham is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States.
The populace was 14,638 at the 2010 census. Durham is home to the University of New Hampshire.
Enumeration Bureau as the Durham census-designated place (CDP) and includes the densely populated portion of the town centered on the intersection of New Hampshire Route 108 and Main Street and including the college which dominates the town.
Situated beside Great Bay at the mouth of the Oyster River, Durham was originally called Oyster River Plantation.
At the time, the territory that is now New Hampshire belonged to Massachusetts; not until 1692 did the New Hampshire colony finally gain full and permanent independence from its southern neighbor.
The town name "Durham" was suggested by the Rev.
Hugh Adams, as claimed by him in an address to the General Assembly in 1738. Two of the earliest pioneer of Dover were William and Edward Hilton, the direct descendants of Sir William de Hilton, Lord of Hilton Castle in County Durham, England, but there is nothing to prove that Durham was titled in their honor. The improve would rebuild, however, and by 1716 Durham was a separate church. Incorporated in 1732, Durham once encompassed portions of the present-day suburbs of Madbury, Lee and Newmarket. Because of its arable land, the town would precarious as a farming community.
Benjamin Thompson, a descendant of an early settler, bequeathed his assets and family estate, Warner Farm, to the state for the establishment of an agricultural college. Founded in 1866 in Hanover, the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts moved to Durham in 1893 and became the University of New Hampshire in 1923.
Over the years the citizens of Durham have created a several libraries: Durham Social Library (1815-1857): This library was incorporated by act of the New Hampshire Legislature in 1815.
Durham Agricultural Library (1862-1881): Formed Feb.
Durham Social Library (1881-1892): Organized March 9, 1881, the library had a membership of 80 and a several hundred books.
It eventually consolidated with the Durham Public Library.
Durham Public Library (1892-1906): Established in 1892 through the provisions of a New Hampshire state act, this was the town's first "public" library.
It contained more than 3,500 books and eventually consolidated with the library of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts.
Library of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (1893- ): Came to Durham with the arrival of the College in 1893.
In 1907 a year after the town and the college agreed to merge their collective library resources the building (Hamilton Smith Hall) was completed. In March 1997 by a margin of 2-1, Durham voters passed a charter amendment to establish a Board of Trustees and allow plans for a new library to go forward.
In July 1997 a temporary space was found for the new Public Library in a storefront between the dollar store and a pizzeria.
On July 21, 1997 a dedication ceremony was held for the new library, with Governor Jeanne Shaheen as the keynote speaker.
It was the first new enhance library to be established in New Hampshire in almost a century.
A law enforcement of some manner has served Durham since at least 1848. Durham Police Department is made up of 20 full-time and part-time officers and provides service 24-hours a day. The Police Department's Adopt-A-Cop program was instituted in 1999 to advancement relationships between University of New Hampshire fraternities.
The Durham Fire Department is one of the several fire departments in the nation that is funded by both a municipality and a university. In addition, Mc - Gregor Memorial EMS is a regional, non-profit organization bringing emergency medical services and education to the New Hampshire Seacoast region since 1968.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 24.8 square miles (64 km2), of which 22.4 sq mi (58 km2) is territory and 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2) is water, comprising 9.57% of the town.
The highest point in Durham is Beech Hill, at 291 feet (89 m) above sea level, positioned on the town's northern border. Durham lies fully inside the Piscataqua River (coastal) watershed. The village region of the town, defined as a census-designated place (CDP), has a total region of 2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2), of which 0.1 sq mi (0.26 km2) (1.85%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,664 citizens , 2,882 homeholds, and 1,582 families residing in the town.
The median age was 21 years, which is also typical for a college town.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $51,697, and the median income for a family was $83,609.
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,024 citizens , 1,703 homeholds, and 727 families residing in the town center, or CDP.
The age distribution of the village region is: 6.8% under the age of 18, 71.5% from 18 to 24, 9.4% from 25 to 44, 7.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The distribution and median age are both typical for college towns.
Alexander Scammel, colonel of the 3rd New Hampshire Regiment University of New Hampshire "Durham Town Records, New Hampshire".
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"Durham Fire Department History".
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Available from University of New Hampshire Dimond Library Documents Department & Data Center, https://docs.unh.edu/NH/dovr56 accessed 2009-03-17.
Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers.
Town of Durham official website New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile University of New Hampshire Municipalities and communities of Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States Barrington Durham Farmington Lee Madbury Middleton Milton New Durham Rollinsford Strafford
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