Durham, Kansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Durham Park Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67438. The Survey maps it on the Durham quadrangle. 89 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,371 feet above sea level.
On record in Durham
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Santa Fe Trail-Marion County Trail Segmentslisted 1995
Population over time
2 figuresDurham fell from 112 to 89 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 112 | |
| 2020 | 89 | -23 (-21%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1889 USGS Newton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Newton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Durham quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Durham between 2015 and 2018, burning about 50 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 10 |
| 5 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 85 |
| 6 March 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 22 |
| 21 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Marion County | 2017006 |
| 17 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 4 |
| 5 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Marion County | 2017002 |
| 31 October 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1610311 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
59 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Durham in 59 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 30 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 4 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Durham | 1 hurt, $70,000 | The tornado moved rapidly northeast, producing F1 damage at two farmsteads. Several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. One person was injured (direct) while traveling on highway K-15, when the tornado rolled their vehicle several times. A semi loaded to 80,000 pounds, traveling directly behind the rolled van, also rolled onto its side. Thankfully, the driver was not injured. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | $500,000 | There was widespread damage to trees, small buildings and farm equipment across the county. In rural Ramona a 70 foot tall silo was knocked onto a granary shed, destroying a tractor that was inside. One thousand pound straw bales were tossed around. Two cattle were killed by lightning. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Durham | $100,000 | Some tree damage with several power lines down. Two farmsteads were struck causing damage to several barns and feed bins. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Durham | $75,000 | Four outbuildings and two vehicles destroyed. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Durham | $50,000 | Slow moving thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall amounts across primarily the northern half of Marion County from the mid-morning into the afternoon hours of April 23rd. Rainfall amounts exceeded 6 inches for some locations, with rainfall rates around 2 inches per hour at times. Hillsboro reported 4.96 inches, and Marion reported 5.36 inches. Widespread flooding occurred across mainly the northern half of Marion County, which prompted numerous road closures. Some roads were covered with nearly 6 feet of water. As a result, several roads and culverts sustained some form of damage, along with some county bridges. Especially hard hit was the town of Durham, when the North Cottonwood River backed up due to a 3.5-foot rise in the Marion Reservoir, flooding portions of the town with up to 18 inches of water. Some homes and businesses received flood damage. Some farmers from around the area stated they had never seen the Cottonwood River that high, although an older gentleman stated he had seen the river higher twice before, most notably in 1951. High water finally subsided by the morning hours of April 24th. Information courtesy of the Marion County Record and the Hillsboro Free Press. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Durham | $30,000 | Emergency management reported evacuations occurred in the town of Durham due to rapidly rising water along the Cottonwood river. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | $7,000 | Large trees were blown down, blocking the road. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | $2,000 | Power lines were reported down. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | $500 | A thirty inch tree was broken off about eight feet above the ground. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Durham | $100 | Emergency management reported water over highway K-15 south of 320th Street. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Durham | $100 | Kansas Highway 15 south of the Durham was closed due high water. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | Emergency manager estimated wind gusts of 75 mph. Tree damage was reported northwest of Durham. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | Emergency manager reported a measured 63 mph wind gust near 260th and Indigo. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | A large tree was knocked down at 260th and Kanza. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Durham | - | An EF1 tornado tracked east and snapped a hardwood tree trunk. Large tree limbs were broken, and boat with trailer on it was toppled over sideways under an old outbuilding. |
| May 2016 | Flood | Durham | - | Several roads were closed across the county due to high water. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Durham | - | Wide spread low water crossing are covered with water and causing minor inconveniences to travel. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | Reported by a trained spotter. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Durham | - | A measured rain amount. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | The public reported the gust. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Durham | - | A COOP observer reported 3.36 inches of rainfall. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Durham | - | The hail lasted for ten minutes, with the size varying from quarter size to ping pong ball size. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Durham | - | Report relayed by NSSL Shave project. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Durham | - | Reported by NSSL Shave project. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Durham | - | Brief touchdwon in open country. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | 4-5 INCH TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| September 2017 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| February 2012 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Durham | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2621823 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 477238. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





