Putnam County, Georgia

Putnam County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 18,812. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 19,829. The is.

History
Putnam County is named in honor of, who was a hero in the and a general in the. The County was created on, by an act of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 934 (361 ). 892 km² (345 sq mi) of it is land and 42 km² (16 sq mi) of it (4.46%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 18,812 people, 7,402 households, and 5,477 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (55/sq mi). There were 10,319 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (30/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 67.45%, 29.90% or , 0.20% , 0.66% , 0.04% , 0.82% from , and 0.92% from two or more races. 2.16% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,402 households out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were living together, 12.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.00% were non-families. 22.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.20% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 28.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,956, and the median income for a family was $43,262. Males had a median income of $30,900 versus $21,823 for females. The for the county was $20,161. About 10.50% of families and 14.60% of the population were below the, including 20.80% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.