Putnam County, Indiana

Putnam County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 36,019. The name is in honor of, who was a hero in the and a general in the. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,250 (483 ). 1,244 km² (480 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.47%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 36,019 people, 12,374 households, and 9,119 families residing in the county. The was 29/km² (75/sq mi). There were 13,505 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (28/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.87%, 2.93% or , 0.33% , 0.52% , 0.04% , 0.42% from , and 0.89% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were or  of any race. 24.6% were of, 22.8% , 12.7% and 11.3%  ancestry according to.

There were 12,374 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.40% were living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 13.20% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 108.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,882, and the median income for a family was $45,916. Males had a median income of $31,989 versus $22,029 for females. The for the county was $17,163. About 6.40% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the, including 9.30% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.