Putnam County, Illinois

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Putnam County Courthouse
Putnam County Courthouse
administration
US state : Illinois
Administrative headquarters : Hennepin
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Putnam County Courthouse
120 N. 4th Street
Hennepin, IL 61327
Foundation : January 13, 1825
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 815
Demographics
Residents : 6006  (2010)
Population density : 14.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 446 km²
Water surface : 32 km²
map
Map of Putnam County within Illinois
Website : www.co.putnam.il.us

The Putnam County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 6,006 people and a population density of 14.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Hennepin .

geography

The county is located in north central Illinois and is the smallest county in the state. It has an area of ​​446 square kilometers, of which 32 square kilometers are water. The county lies on either side of Senachwine Lake , a natural widening of the Illinois River . The following neighboring counties border Putnam County:

Bureau County
Compass card (de) .svg LaSalle County
Marshall County

history

Israel Putnam
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1830 1310 -
1840 2131 62.7%
1850 3924 84.1%
1860 5587 42.4%
1870 6280 12.4%
1880 5554 -11.6%
1890 4730 -14.8%
1900 4746 0.3%
1910 7561 59.3%
1920 7579 0.2%
1930 5235 -30.9%
1940 5289 1 %
1950 4746 -10.3%
1960 4570 -3.7%
1970 5007 9.6%
1980 6085 21.5%
1990 5730 -5.8%
2000 6086 6.2%
2010 6006 -1.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Putnam County was formed on January 13, 1825 as the original county from the Territory of Illinois. The western part of the county was home to the Potawatomi Indians, displaced by white settlers. It was named after Israel Putnam (1718–1790), a hero in the French and Indian Wars and later general in the Revolutionary War. The Hennepin courthouse is the oldest in use in Illinois.

Territorial development

Putnam County originally extended to Wisconsin and Lake Michigan . The county's last shrinkage was in 1839.

  • Putnam County from its inception in 1825 to 1827

  • 1827 to 1831

  • 1831 to 1837

  • 1837 to 1839

  • 1839 until today

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Putnam County had 6,006 people in 2,482 households. The population density was 14.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.41 people lived in 2482 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.3 percent of the population.

20.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.1 percent were 65 years or older. 49.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 52,409  USD . The per capita income was $ 25,510. 11.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Putnam County localities

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partially in LaSalle County

structure

Putnam County is divided into four townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Granville Township 2934    17-31030
Hennepin Township 1261    17-34124
Magnolia Township 1066    17-46123
Senachwine Township 745    17-68627

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 424279. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Putnam County, IL Retrieved January 2, 2013
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties. Retrieved January 2, 2013
  4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011
  6. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Illinois  ( 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 January 2, 2013@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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Coordinates: 41 ° 12 ′  N , 89 ° 17 ′  W