Putnam County, Missouri

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Putnam County Courthouse
Putnam County Courthouse
administration
US state : Missouri
Administrative headquarters : Unionville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
Main Street
Unionville, MO 63565-0000
Foundation : 1845
Area code : 001 660
Demographics
Residents : 4979  (2010)
Population density : 3.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1346 km²
Water surface : 5 km²
map
Map of Putnam County within Missouri

The Putnam County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 4,979 people and a population density of 3.7 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Unionville .

geography

The county is in the far north of Missouri and borders Iowa . It has an area of ​​1346 square kilometers, of which 5 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Putnam County:

Wayne County,
Iowa 		Appanoose County,
Iowa
Mercer County Compass card (de) .svg Schuyler County
Sullivan County Adair County

history

Israel Putnam
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1850 1636 -
1860 9207 462.8%
1870 11,217 21.8%
1880 13,555 20.8%
1890 15,365 13.4%
1900 16,688 8.6%
1910 14.308 -14.3%
1920 13,115 -8.3%
1930 11,503 -12.3%
1940 11,327 -1.5%
1950 9166 -19.1%
1960 6999 -23.6%
1970 5916 -15.5%
1980 6092 3%
1990 5079 -16.6%
2000 5233 3%
2010 4979 -4.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Putnam County was formed in 1845. It was named after Israel Putnam (1718-) 1790, a hero in the French and Indian War and later general in the American War of Independence .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Putnam County had 4,979 people in 2,224 households. The population density was 3.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.26 people lived in each of the 2224 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.2 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.8 percent of the population.

22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 34,545  USD . The per capita income was $ 20,005. 18.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Putnam County localities

City

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Putnam County is divided into eleven townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Elm Township 579    29-21952
Grant Township 210    29-28522
Jackson Township 160    29-36026
Liberty Township 218    29-42284
Lincoln Township 313    29-42842
Medicine Township 189    29-47126
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Richland Township 259    29-61580
Sherman Township 114    29-67466
Union Township 2116    29-74896
Wilson Township 598    29-80242
York Township 223    29-81340
 

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 758540. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Putnam County, MO. Retrieved November 16, 2012
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 16, 2012
  4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
  6. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 16, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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Coordinates: 40 ° 29 ′  N , 93 ° 1 ′  W