Putnam County, Missouri

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Putnam County, Missouri is a county of the United States of Missouri. The population of county in 2000 stood at 5223 as per the Census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 4862, It is the sixth least populous county in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county spans an area of 519.66 mi˛ (1345.91 square kilometre), of which, 517.9 square miles (1341.35 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.76 square miles (4.56 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 77th largest in terms of geographical size.


As of the census of 2000, there were 5223 people in the county, organized into 2228 households, and 1517 families living in the county. The population density was 10.1 people per square mile (3.9/km˛), it is the sixth least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Missouri. There were 2914 housing units at an average density of 5.6 per square mile (2.16/km˛). The average household size was 2.32 people, and the average family size was 2.83 people. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 24% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 4862, The racial makeup of the county was 99.1% White, 0.06% Black or African American, 0.12% American Indian, 0.14% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 0.58% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $26282, it is the 20th poorest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $32031, it is 22nd poorest county by median family income in Missouri. The per capita income for the county was $14647, it is the 37th poorest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 1139 pupils and students, of which 54.96% are male and 45.04% are female, 21.81% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 3.6% nursery or pri school, 5.27% kindergarten, 52.41% elementary school, 23.44% high school and 15.28% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Livonia Village	Putnam County	0.27	0.27	0	114	428.8	8633	22813
2	Lucerne Village	Putnam County	0.25	0.25	0	92	369.5	11046	16500
3	Powersville Village	Putnam County	0.56	0.56	0	86	153.3	13795	25750
4	Unionville City	Putnam County	1.99	1.99	0	2041	1025	11881	19978
5	Worthington Village	Putnam County	0.12	0.12	0	89	726.8	7396	11964

Year	Population
April 2000 census	5223
April 2000 Estimate	5221
July 2000 Estimate	5240
July 2001 Estimate	5187
July 2002 Estimate	5141
July 2003 Estimate	5091
July 2004 Estimate	5037
July 2005 Estimate	5034
July 2006 Estimate	5025
July 2007 Estimate	4892
July 2008 Estimate	4862

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	33	8	41
Kindergarten	39	21	60
Elementary school	328	269	597
High school	156	111	267
College or graduate school	70	104	174

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Putnam County, Missouri	$26282	$32031	$14647
Missouri, United States	$37934	$46044	$19936
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587