Putnam County, Tennessee

Putnam County is a one of the county from Tennessee's 95 counties, located in Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 62315 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 71160, It is the 18th largest in terms of population. The county encompasses an area of 402.56 sq mi (1042.63 sq km ), of which, 401.05 square miles (1038.71 sq km) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.88 sq km) of it is water, making it Tennessee's 59th largest county by total area.

Putnam County Tennessee
Map of Putnam County, Tennessee

As of the census of 2000, there were 62315 people in the county, organized into 24865 households, and 16417 families living in the county. The population density was 155.4 people per square mile (60/kmē), making its Tennessee's 20th most densely populated county. There were 26916 housing units at an average density of 67.1 per square mile (25.91/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.4 persons, and the average family size was 2.92 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 22.3% under the age of 18, 14.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 71160, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 67919 White, 1481 Black or African American, 192 American Indian, 822 Asian, 58 Native Hawaiian, and 688 from two or more races.

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

The median income for a household in the county was $30914, it would be the 50th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The median income for a family in the county was $39553, it is the 37th highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The per capita income for the county was $16927, making its Tennessee's 40th highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 17803 pupils and students, of which 9366 are male and 8437 are female, 28.57% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 950 nursery or pri school, 742 kindergarten, 6135 elementary school, 3018 high school and 6958 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Algood TownPutnam County3.843.8402942766.91547827205
2Baxter TownPutnam County1.851.8501279690.41270825078
3Cookeville CityPutnam County22.0321.860.17239231094.51768426533
4Monterey TownPutnam County2.962.950.012717920.91226523550
YearPopulation
April 2000 census62315
April 2000 Estimate62309
July 2000 Estimate62501
July 2001 Estimate63209
July 2002 Estimate64161
July 2003 Estimate64960
July 2004 Estimate65941
July 2005 Estimate67000
July 2006 Estimate68631
July 2007 Estimate69758
July 2008 Estimate71160
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school439511950
Kindergarten371371742
Elementary school313030056135
High school158014383018
College or graduate school384631126958
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Putnam County, Tennessee$30914$39553$16927
Tennessee, United States$36360$43517$19393
United States$41994$50046$21587