Putnam County, Ohio

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Putnam County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP with No. 74001608 [1]
Putnam County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 74001608
administration
US state : Ohio
Administrative headquarters : Ottawa
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
245 East Main Street
Ottawa, OH 45875-1971
Foundation : February 12, 1820
Made up from: Shelby County
Area code : 001 419
Demographics
Residents : 34,928  (2005)
Population density : 27.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1254 km²
Water surface : 1 km²
map
Map of Putnam County within Ohio
Website : www.putnamnet.com

Putnam County is a county in the state of Ohio in the United States . The county seat is Ottawa .

geography

The county is located in northwest Ohio, about 50 km to the west from the Indiana border, and covers an area of ​​1,254 square kilometers, one square kilometer of which is water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Henry County , Hancock County , Allen County , Van Wert County , Paulding County , Defiance County, and Wood County .

history

Putnam County was formed on February 12, 1820 from parts of Shelby County. It was named after Israel Putnam , a general in the American War of Independence who u. a. fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775).

Ten buildings and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of May 18, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1830 230 -
1840 5189 2,156.1%
1850 7221 39.2%
1860 12,808 77.4%
1870 17,081 33.4%
1880 23,713 38.8%
1890 30,188 27.3%
1900 32,525 7.7%
1910 29,972 -7.8%
1920 27,751 -7.4%
1930 25,074 -9.6%
1940 25,016 -0.2%
1950 25,248 0.9%
1960 28,331 12.2%
1970 31,134 9.9%
1980 32,991 6%
1990 33,819 2.5%
2000 34,726 2.7%
Before 1900, 1900–1990, 2000

According to the 2000 census , Putnam County had 34,726 people in 12,200 households and 9,308 families. The population density was 28 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.26 percent white, 0.17 percent African American, 0.15 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 2.51 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.73 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.38 percent of the population.

Of the 12,200 households, 39.2 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 64.9 percent were married couples living together, 7.4 percent were single mothers, 23.7 percent were non-families, 21.3 percent were single households, and 10.5 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.29 people.

Putnam County Age Pyramid

For the entire county, the population was composed of 29.7 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 8.3 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 97.0 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 46,426 , and the median income for a family is $ 52,859. Males had a median income of $ 36,548 versus $ 23,963 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,680. 4.0 percent of families and 5.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. 6.4 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 9.8 percent were people over 65 years of age.

places

Administrative divisions of Putnam County

Villages

Townships

Unincorporated communities

  • Advice
  • Croswell
  • Cuba
  • Dorninton
  • Douglas
  • Elm Center
  • Hartsburg
  • Hector
  • Jones City
  • Kieferville
  • Muntanna
  • New Cleveland
  • North Creek
  • Prentiss
  • Rice
  • Rimer
  • Rushmore
  • Townwood
  • Vaughnsville
  • Wisterman

Web links

Commons : Putnam County (Ohio)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ Putnam County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 18, 2018.
  4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  7. ^ Putnam County, Ohio , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 41 ° 1 ′  N , 84 ° 8 ′  W