Putnam County, Florida

administration
Putnam County Courthouse in Palatka
US state :	Florida
Administrative headquarters :	Palatka
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 758 Palatka, FL 32178-0758
Foundation :	January 13, 1849
Made up from:	Alachua County
Area code :	001 386
Demographics
Residents :	74,364 (2010)
Population density :	39.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2142 km²
Water surface :	273 km²
map

Website : www.putnam-fl.com

The Putnam County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Palatka .

history

Israel Putnam

Putnam County was formed on January 13, 1849 from parts of Alachua County. After whom it was named cannot be determined. There are two versions for this. One says it was named after Israel Putnam , a hero in the French Indian War and later a general in the American Revolutionary War. The second version states that it was named after Benjamin A. Putnam , a local Florida politician and officer in the First Seminole War .

geography

The county has an area of 2,142 square kilometers, of which 273 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: St. Johns County , Flagler County , Volusia County , Marion County , Alachua County, and Clay County .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	687	-
1860	2712	294.8%
1870	3821	40.9%
1880	6261	63.9%
1890	11,186	78.7%
1900	11,641	4.1%
1910	13.096	12.5%
1920	14,568	11.2%
1930	18.096	24.2%
1940	18,698	3.3%
1950	23,615	26.3%
1960	32,212	36.4%
1970	36,290	12.7%
1980	50,549	39.3%
1990	65,070	28.7%
2000	70,423	8.2%
2010	74,364	5.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Ravine Gardens State Park

Bronson-Mulholland House , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2010 census , Putnam County had 74,364 people in 37,208 households. The population density was 39.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 77.3% white, 16.2% African American , 0.5% Native American and 0.6% Asian Americans . 3.7% were members of other races and 1.7% of different races. 9.0% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 and 34.9% of all households lived in 29.2% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 67.1% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.48 people and the average family size was 2.97 people.

25.3% of the population were younger than 20 years, 21.1% were 20 to 39 years old, 27.6% were 40 to 59 years old, and 26.0% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 43 years. 49.6% of the population were male and 50.4% were female.

The median income for a household in the 34,429 USD , while 25.5% of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2010, English was the first language of 91.34% of the population, 7.40% spoke Spanish and 1.23% had another mother tongue.