Durham, NC
There must be some reason as to why more than
242,000+ people have choosen to live in the city ....a close
look at this beautiful city exaplin it all! .... the
reasonable cost-of-living, quality schools,
first-class health care, plethora of sports, arts, entertainment
and shopping options, and an abundance of the natural
beauty typical of the Carolina piedmont all contribute
to the high quality of life that "Durhamites" enjoy.
cost of living
Durham is one of three cities, which make up the
?Research Triangle,? an area with a total population of
approximately one million. Duke is minutes away from
Research Triangle Park, a center of sophisticated research
facilities and high-tech industry, which has attracted
professionals from around the world.Adding to the
quality of life are the city's many parks, which make
Durham a remarkably green, livable place.
The cost of living of the city =91.8
colleges:-
Duke University
North Carolina Central University
North Carolina State University
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Washington Duke donated $85,000 to facilitate the
move, and Julian Carr donated the original plot of land.
Carr was a tobacco and textile executive. James
Buchanan Duke donated $40 million, and the college was
renamed Duke University in 1924.
Employers
Durham is known as the City of Medicine, USA, with
healthcare as a major industry
including more than 300 medical and health-related
companies and medical practices with a combined payroll
that exceeds $1.5 billion annually.some of the top
employer sof the city :-
AW NORTH CAROLINA,INC.,Bayer, Biogen, BioM?rieux,
Covance, GlaxoSmithKline, Quintiles Transnational.
Population
The population of, the city according to the census
of the year 2000 is 187,035.In the city the population
is spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 14.1%
from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64,
and 9.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median
age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 92.5
males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
are 89.1 males.
weather
Temperatures here are very pleasing, allowing for
outdoor activities like golf almost year round.
The average warmest month is July.
The highest recorded temperature was 105?F in 1954.
On average, the coolest month is January.
The lowest recorded temperature was 0?F in 1994.
The maximum average precipitation occurs in March.
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