Putnam County, West Virginia

administration
The Putnam County Courthouse in Winfield, listed on the NRHP with number 00000775
US state :	West Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Winfield
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 3389 Winfield Road Winfield, WV 25213-9370
Foundation :	March 11, 1818
Made up from:	Cabell County Kanawha County Mason County
Area code :	001 304
Demographics
Residents :	55,486 (2010)
Population density :	61.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	908 km²
Water surface :	11 km²
map

Website : www.putnamcounty.org

Putnam County is a county in the state of West Virginia in the United States . The county seat is Winfield .

geography

The county is located in western West Virginia, about 22 miles from the Ohio border, and covers an area of 908 square kilometers, of which 11 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Mason County , Jackson County , Kanawha County , Lincoln County, and Cabell County .

history

Putnam County was formed on March 11, 1818 from parts of Cabell County, Kanawha County and Mason County. It was named after Israel Putnam , a US general in the American Revolutionary War and participant in the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	5335	-
1860	6301	18.1%
1870	7794	23.7%
1880	11,375	45.9%
1890	14,342	26.1%
1900	17,330	20.8%
1910	18,587	7.3%
1920	17,531	-5.7%
1930	16,737	-4.5%
1940	19,511	16.6%
1950	21,021	7.7%
1960	23,561	12.1%
1970	27,625	17.2%
1980	38.181	38.2%
1990	42,835	12.2%
2000	51,589	20.4%
2010	55,486	7.6%
Before 1900 1900-1990

Putnam County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Putnam County had 51,589 people in 20,028 households and 15,281 families. The population density was 58 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.97 percent white, 0.56 percent African American, 0.16 percent Native American, 0.58 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.13 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.59 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.51 percent of the population.

Of the 20,028 households, 35.4 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 64.2 percent were married couples living together, 8.9 percent were single mothers, 23.7 percent were non-families, 20.6 percent were single households and 7.9 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.96 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.0 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 7.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 30.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.5 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 11.6 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 93.5 men.

The median income for a household in the 41,892 USD , and the median income for a family was 48,674 USD. Males had a median income of $ 40,782 versus $ 23,532 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,471. 7.1 percent of families and 9.3 percent of the population were below the poverty line. 11.3 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 7.6 percent were people over 65 years of age.