 The county town of County Durham, until 2009 Durham was located in the City of Durham local government district, which extended beyond the city, and had a total population of 87,656 in 2001, covering 186.68 square kilometres in 2007.In 2001, the unparished area of Durham had a population of 29,091, whilst the built-up area of Durham had a population of 42,939.There are three old roads out of the Market Place