Putnam County, Illinois

Putnam County is a one of the county from Illinois's 102 counties, located in Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. Putnam County had an official population of 6086 in 2000. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 6003, It is the sixth least populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois. The county encompasses an area of 172.24 sq mi (446.1 sq km ), of which, 159.8 square miles (413.88 sq km) of it is land and 12.45 square miles (32.25 sq km) of it is water, giving it the smallest by total area among Illinois's county.

Putnam County Illinois
Map of Putnam County, Illinois

As of the census of 2000, there were 6086 people in the county, organized into 2415 households, and 1749 families residing in the county. The population density was 38.1 people per square mile (14.71/kmē), making its Illinois's 65th most densely populated county. There were 2888 housing units at an average density of 18.1 per square mile (6.99/kmē). The average household size was 2.52 persons, and the average family size was 2.99 persons. The population's age distribution was 25.1% under the age of 18, 7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males. Its population was estimated at 6003 in July 2008, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 5883 White, 41 Black or African American, 24 American Indian, 21 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 34 from two or more races.

Putnam County Illinois Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Putnam County Illinois School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Putnam County Illinois GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $45492, it is the 16th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Illinois. The median income for a family in the county was $50708, it is the 23rd highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Illinois. The per capita income for the county was $19792, it is the 26th wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 1497 pupils and students, of which 712 are male and 785 are female, 24.6% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 123 nursery or pri school, 65 kindergarten, 726 elementary school, 373 high school and 210 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Granville VillagePutnam County0.960.96014141476.82007441548
2Hennepin VillagePutnam County5.585.220.36707135.42398146827
3Magnolia VillagePutnam County0.30.30279936.91390938125
4Mark VillagePutnam County0.810.810491604.91891245208
5Mcnabb VillagePutnam County0.20.203101555.42037451389
6Standard VillagePutnam County0.560.560256453.21745335972
YearPopulation
April 2000 census6086
April 2000 Estimate6086
July 2000 Estimate6075
July 2001 Estimate6063
July 2002 Estimate6073
July 2003 Estimate6079
July 2004 Estimate6020
July 2005 Estimate5980
July 2006 Estimate5919
July 2007 Estimate6007
July 2008 Estimate6003
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school6558123
Kindergarten293665
Elementary school364362726
High school187186373
College or graduate school67143210
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Putnam County, Illinois$45492$50708$19792
Illinois, United States$46590$55545$23104
United States$41994$50046$21587