Durham

History

The city was named for Albert Alonzo Durham, founder of the nearby city of Lake Oswego. Durham operated a sawmill and a flour mill on Fanno Creek, which flows through the city, from 1866 until his death in 1898. The site, located along the Boones Ferry Road to Portland, was originally known as Durhams Mills. In 1908, the Oregon Electric Railway established a stop called Durham at the location. Residents of the city voted for incorporation in 1966 to protect the location from industrialization of its residential areas. Today, the community is primarily residential.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. It sits at above sea-level. The main road through Durham is Upper Boones Ferry Road, with Interstate 5 approximately east of the city. Part of the western boundary of the city is the Tualatin River, with Durham City Park also on the western edge of Durham.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  88,180
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  85,812
• Dark-eyed Junco

  Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  77,542
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  69,604
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  65,030
• Anna's Hummingbird

  Calypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves
  62,743
• Spotted Towhee

  Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves
  58,803
• Northern Flicker

  Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  57,892

Largest nearby schools

• Sunset High School
  High · Portland · 1,962 students · 23.1:1 ratio
• Tigard High School
  High · Tigard · 1,799 students · 18.7:1 ratio
• Mountainside High School
  High · Beaverton · 1,758 students · 22.5:1 ratio
• Tualatin High School
  High · Tualatin · 1,747 students · 17.8:1 ratio
• Sherwood High School
  High · Sherwood · 1,704 students · 24:1 ratio
• Aloha High School
  High · Beaverton · 1,686 students · 17.7:1 ratio
• Southridge High School
  High · Beaverton · 1,495 students · 18.5:1 ratio
• Beaverton High School
  High · Beaverton · 1,483 students · 17:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 3.75 — 2026-09-05
  20 km E of Castle Rock, Washington
• M 2.61 — 2026-07-31
  18 km NE of Amboy, Washington
• M 2.61 — 2026-07-10
  3 km SE of Rose Lodge, Oregon
• M 3.18 — 2025-11-23
  5 km SE of Amity, Oregon
• M 2.66 — 2024-08-30
  14 km ESE of Molalla, Oregon
• M 2.99 — 2024-01-05
  33 km NNE of Amboy, Washington