Putnam County, Georgia

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Putnam County Courthouse in the Eatonton Historic District, listed on NRHP No. 75000605 [1]
Putnam County Courthouse in the Eatonton Historic District , listed on NRHP No. 75000605
administration
US state : Georgia
Administrative headquarters : Eatonton
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Putnam County Administration
108 S. Madison Avenue
Eatonton, Georgia, 31024
Foundation : December 10, 1807
Made up from: Baldwin County
Area code : 001 706
Demographics
Residents : 21,218  (2010)
Population density : 23.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 934 km²
Water surface : 42 km²
map
Map of Putnam County within Georgia
Website : www.putnamcountyga.us

The Putnam County is a county in the state of Georgia to the United States . The county seat is Eatonton .

geography

The county is located in north-central Georgia and has an area of ​​934 square kilometers, of which 42 square kilometers are water surface and is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Greene County , Hancock County , Baldwin County , Jones County , Jasper County and Morgan County .

history

Putnam County was formed on December 10, 1807 as the 33rd county in Georgia from parts of Baldwin County. It was named after Israel Putnam , a Connecticut general who also took part in the Battle of Bunker Hill .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1810 10,029 -
1820 15,475 54.3%
1830 13,261 -14.3%
1840 10,260 -22.6%
1850 10,794 5.2%
1860 10.125 -6.2%
1870 10,461 3.3%
1880 14,539 39%
1890 14,842 2.1%
1900 13,436 -9.5%
1910 13,876 3.3%
1920 15,151 9.2%
1930 8367 -44.8%
1940 8514 1.8%
1950 7731 -9.2%
1960 7798 0.9%
1970 8394 7.6%
1980 10,295 22.6%
1990 14,137 37.3%
2000 18,812 33.1%
2010 21,218 12.8%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Rock Eagle Effigy Mound , listed in the NRHP

According to the 2010 census, the then 21,218 inhabitants were distributed over 8,601 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.45 people per household. There are a total of 12,804 households.

70.6% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 2.88 persons. Children under the age of 18 lived in 29.0% of all households and persons aged 65 or over in 31.8% of all households.

23.6% of the population were younger than 20 years, 21.9% were 20 to 39 years old, 28.1% were 40 to 59 years old, and 26.1% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 44 years. 48.7% of the population were male and 51.3% were female.

67.9% of the population identified themselves as whites, 26.0% as African-Americans , 0.2% as Indians and 0.5% as Asian Americans . 4.2% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.2% to several ethnic groups. 6.3% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

The average annual income per household was 45,762 USD , while 17.8% of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Putnam County

Putnam County localities with population from the 2010 census :

City :

Census-designated place :

Web links

Commons : Putnam County, Georgia  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 347246. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  6. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 24, 2018.

Coordinates: 33 ° 19 ′  N , 83 ° 22 ′  W