Putnam County (Florida)
The Putnam County is a county located in the state of Florida in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Palatka.
History
The Putnam County was formed on January 13, 1849 from portions of Alachua County. After whom it was named, is not ascertainable. There are two versions. One says it was named after Israel Putnam, a hero in the French Indian War and later general in the American Revolutionary War. The second version says that it was named after Benjamin A. Putnam, a local politician in Florida, and an officer in Seminole War.
Geography
The county has an area of 2,142 square kilometers, of which 273 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: St. Johns County, Flagler County, Volusia County, Marion County, Alachua County and Clay County.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Putnam County 70 423 people in 27,839 households and 19,459 families. The population density was 38 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 77.91 percent White, 17.04 percent Black or African American, 0.42 percent Native American, 0.44 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 2.94 percent from other races groups; 1.20 percent were descended from two or more races. 5.92 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 27,839 households out of which 28.1 percent of children and adolescents under 19 years living with them. 52.8 percent were married couples living together, 12.9 percent were single mothers and 30.1 percent were non-families. 25.1 percent of all households and 11.9 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.95 persons.
24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.7 percent between 18 to 24, 24.2 percent between 25 and 44, 25.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 18.5 percent of the population was 65 years or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.
The median income for a household was $ 28,180, and the median income for a family $ 34,499. Males have a median income of $ 29,975, women $ 20,955. The per capita income was $ 15,603. 15.8 percent of families and 20.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Further education institutions
- St. Johns River Community College in Palatka
Places in Putnam County
- Bardin
- Baywood
- Bostwick
- Bridgeport
- Buffalo Bluff
- Carraway
- Crescent City
- Crescent City Station
- Crossley
- Cypress Point
- Denver
- East Palatka
- Edgar
- Federal Point
- Flora Home
- Fort Gates
- Francis
- Fruitland
- Georgetown
- Grandin
- Grandview
- Hammond
- Hollister
- Hunter
- Huntington
- Interlachen
- Johnson
- Keuka
- Lake Como
- Lands End Ranch
- Lundy
- Mannville
- McMeekin
- Melrose
- Mount Royal
- Nashua
- Norwalk
- Orange Mills
- Palatka
- Patersonville
- Pecan
- Peniel
- Pomona Park
- Putnam Hall
- Rice Creek
- Rodman
- San Mateo
- Saratoga
- Satsuma
- Sisco
- Springside
- Welaka
- Yelvington