Durham is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,638 at the 2010 census. Durham is home to the University of New Hampshire. The primary settlement in town, where 10,345 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Durham census-designated place and includes the densely-populated portion of the town centered on the intersection of New Hampshire Route 108 and Main Street and including the university which dominates the town. Situated beside Great Bay at the mouth of the Oyster River, Durham was originally called Oyster... River Plantation. It was settled in 1635 as a part of Dover. The town is named after Durham, County Durham, England, from whence came two of its earliest settlers, William and Henry Hilton. They were two of four sons. Their father had lent Charles of England money and he knew he would never get it back, so he offered to forgive the debt if Charles granted two of his sons land in the New World. They arrived from England in a well-provisioned ship called the Providence.
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| County: | Strafford County |
| State: | New Hampshire |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 12,684 |
| Area: | 24.8 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | North American Eastern Time Zone |
| Also known as: | Durham, NH, Durham, New Hampshire, Oyster River |