Durham, Connecticut | |
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Town of Durham | |
![]() View from Pistapaug Mountain | |
Coordinates: 41°27′37″N 72°40′55″W / 41.46028°N 72.68194°W | |
Country | ![]() |
U.S. state | ![]() |
County | Middlesex |
Region | Lower CT River Valley |
Incorporated | 1708 |
Government | |
• Type | Selectman-town meeting |
• First selectman | Brendan Rea (R) |
• Selectman | Robert Chadd (R) |
• Selectman | Thomas Hennick (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 23.8 sq mi (61.6 km2) |
• Land | 23.6 sq mi (61.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,152 |
• Density | 303.1/sq mi (117.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
ZIP code | 06422 |
Area code(s) | 860/959 |
FIPS code | 09-20810 |
GNIS feature ID | 0213419[1] |
Website | www |
Durham (/ˈdɜːrəm/ DURR-əm) is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. Durham is a former farming village on the Coginchaug River in central Connecticut. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 7,152 at the 2020 census.[2] Every autumn, the town hosts the Durham Fair, the largest volunteer agricultural fair in New England.
The Durham town center is listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place. The core of the town center has also been listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.