Putnam County, Illinois

Putnam County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 6,086. The County was formed in 1825 out of. The name is in honor of, who was a hero in the and a general in the. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 446 (172 ), making it the smallest county in Illinois. 414 km² (160 sq mi) of the county is land and 32 km² (12 sq mi) of it (7.23%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,086 people, 2,415 households, and 1,748 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (38/sq mi). There were 2,888 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.62%, 0.62% or , 0.35% , 0.26% , 0.62% from , and 0.53% from two or more races. 2.81% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,415 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.10% were living together, 7.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.60% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 25.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,492, and the median income for a family was $50,708. Males had a median income of $40,938 versus $21,706 for females. The for the county was $19,792. About 4.20% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the, including 8.80% of those under age 18 and 3.10% of those age 65 or over.