Durham County

Durham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 267,587. Its county seat is Durham.Durham County is the core of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had a population of 1,749,525 in 2010.HistoryThe county was formed on April 17, 1881, from parts of Orange County and Wake County, taking the name of its own county seat. In 1911 parts of Cedar Fork Township of Wake County was transferred to Durham County and became Carr Township.GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (4.0%) is water.Adjacent countiesPerson County - northGranville County - northeastWake County - southeastChatham County - south-southwestOrange County - west