Durham Township, Washington County, Arkansas

Township in Arkansas, United States

35°56′45″N 93°58′46″W / 35.94583°N 93.97944°W / 35.94583; -93.97944Country

United StatesState

ArkansasCountyWashingtonEstablished1884^[1]Area

• Total23.8 sq mi (62 km²) • Land23.8 sq mi (62 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

^[2]

1,280 ft (390 m)Population

(2000)^[3]

• Total839 • Density32/sq mi (12/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code479GNIS feature ID69785^[2]

The Township of Durham is one of thirty-seven townships in Washington County, Arkansas, USA.^[3] As of the 2000 census, its total population was 839.

Durham Township was established in 1884.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Durham Township covers an area of 26.5 square miles (69 km²); all land.^[3] Durham Township was created in 1884.

Cities, towns, villages

Durham

Cemeteries

The township contains Shumate Cemetery.

Major routes

Arkansas Highway 16

References

^ Baker, Russell (2003). Arkansas Township Atlas 1819-1930. Little Rock, AR: Arkansas Genealogical Society. p. 186. ISBN 0-9723085-6-3.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durham Township, Washington County, Arkansas
^ ^a ^b ^c "Township of Durham, Washington County, Arkansas." U.S. Census Bureau. Breakdown. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
^ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 167.