Putnam County, Florida

Putnam County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 70,423. The 2005 estimate for the county is 73,568. Its is. The county is centrally located between, , , and.

History
Putnam County was created in. It was 28th county created from parts of, , , , and  counties. The county was named for, who was a soldier in the , a lawyer, Florida legislator, and the first president of the Florida Historic Society. Putnam died in the of  in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,142 (827 ). 1,870 km² (722 sq mi) of it is land and 273 km² (105 sq mi) of it (12.73%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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 * - northeast
 * - east
 * - southeast
 * - southwest
 * - west
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 70,423 people, 27,839 households, and 19,459 families residing in the county. The was 38/km² (98/sq mi). There were 33,870 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (47/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 77.91%, 17.04% or , 0.42% , 0.44% , 0.04% , 2.94% from , and 1.20% from two or more races. 5.92% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 27,839 households out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.80% were living together, 12.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,180, and the median income for a family was $34,499. Males had a median income of $29,975 versus $20,955 for females. The for the county was $15,603. About 15.80% of families and 20.90% of the population were below the, including 30.60% of those under age 18 and 13.10% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated

 * 1) City of
 * 2) Town of
 * 3) City of
 * 4) Town of
 * 5) Town of

Government links/Constitutional offices

 * Putnam County Board of County Commissioners official website
 * Putnam County Supervisor of Elections
 * Putnam County Property Appraiser
 * Putnam County Sheriff's Office
 * Putnam County Tax Collector

Special districts

 * Putnam County School District
 * St. Johns River Water Management District

Judicial branch

 * Putnam County Clerk of Courts
 * Public Defender, 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida serving, Putnam, , and counties
 * Office of the State Attorney, 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida
 * Circuit and County Court for the 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Tourism links

 * Putnam County Chamber of Commerce