Putnam County, New York

Putnam County is a located in the  of. It is in the lower. , the population is 100,570. It is part of the. The is. The name is in honor of, who was a hero in the and a general in the. Putnam County is one of the most affluent counties in America, as ranked 10th among the by median household income.

History
When New York State established its first twelve counties in, the present Putnam County was part of. Dutchess County also included two towns in the present. Until, Dutchess County was administered by

In, Putnam County was detached from Dutchess. The six towns comprising the county had reached their current names and boundaries by.

Government
Governmental operations in Putnam County are outlined in the County Charter which was approved by the voters of the County in November 1977. It is administered by a County Executive and a 9-member County Legislature.

The current County Executive is Robert J. Bondi. He took the oath of office on January 1, 1991. The members of the County Legislature are: Daniel G. Birmingham, Chairman, District 7, Vincent Tamagna, District 1, Sam Oliverio, Jr., District 2, Terry Intrari, District 3, Mary Conklin, District 4, Mary Ellen Odell, District 5,, District 6, Robert McGuigan, Jr., District 8 and Regina Morini, District 9.

The County has had three County Executives:

David D. Bruen 1979-1986

Peter C. Alexanderson, 1987-1990

, 1991-present.

Prior to the Charter form of government, the County's affairs were managed by a six-member Board of Supervisors (one Supervisor from each town in the County).

Geography
Putnam County is located in the southeastern part of New York State, between the on its west and the - border on its east, southeast of, north of.

According to the, the county has a total area of 638 (246 ). 599 km² (231 sq mi) of it is land and 39 km² (15 sq mi) of it (6.08%) is water.

The terrain of the county is generally hilly. The region of the county nearest the Hudson River is especially so and is part of the.

The highest point is in that range, on Scofield Ridge, at approximately 469 m (1,540 feet) above sea level. The lowest point is sea level along the Hudson.

Adjacent counties

 * - north
 * - east
 * - south
 * - southwest
 * - west

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 95,745 people, 32,703 households, and 25,181 families residing in the county. The was 160/km² (414/sq mi). There were 35,030 housing units at an average density of 58/km² (152/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.87%, 1.63% or , 0.14% , 1.24% , 0.03% , 1.67% from , and 1.42% from two or more races. 6.24% of the population were or  of any race.

As of 2005 the population was estimated to be 86% non-Hispanic whites. African-Americans were now 2.6% of the population. 0.2% of the population was Native Americans. 1.9% was Asian. 9.2% of the population was Latino, representing a significant change in the ethnic make up of the county's population.

In 2000 there were 32,703 households out of which 38.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.40% were living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.00% were non-families. 18.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 32.10% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 9.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $72,279, and the median income for a family was $82,197, the highest in the state. Males had a median income of $53,295 versus $38,390 for females. The for the county was $30,127. About 2.70% of families and 4.40% of the population were below the, including 4.50% of those under age 18 and 7.00% of those age 65 or over.

Roads
Putnam has two interstate highways. The east-west comes in from the north near Ludingtonville, and connects to the southbound  in Southeast toward the Connecticut border. The, another high-speed through road, runs north-south through central Putnam.

runs north-south in the western part of the county, paralleled by along the. runs north-south in the eastern part of the county.

runs east-west from to. The short connects 9 and 9D near.

Three of the region's major east-west routes traverse the eastern half of the county. enters alongside I-84 from Dutchess County, to end at south of Carmel. East of Brewster, 6 joins and the routes leave the county and state concurrently aside the interstate.

The county's highway and facilities department maintains a number of and performs snow and ice control on portions of the following numbered highways within the county:
 * from line to the / concurrency
 * for the entire duration within Putnam
 * from to the  line
 * from its southern terminus to
 * for its entire duration
 * for its entire duration

Rail
The and the  of the  railroad provide frequent  service to New York City in the east and west. A connection to can be made to the south at  on the Hudson Line in upper.

Towns, villages, and hamlets

 * -- The of Carmel is in the northeast corner of the town.
 * Carmel Hills --
 * Field Corners --
 * Hopkins Corners --
 * -- A hamlet where the town government is located.
 *  -- A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town.
 * Mahopac Point --
 * Secor Corners --
 * Tilly Foster -- A hamlet east of Carmel village.
 * West Mahopac -- A hamlet near the west town line.
 * -- A hamlet.
 * Kent Corners --
 * Kent Hills --
 * Luddingtonville --
 * Barnum Corners --
 * Camp Brady --
 * Fields Corners --
 * Haines Corners --
 * Haviland Hollow -- A hamlet along County Route 68 between and Connecticut
 * Patterson -- The hamlet of Patterson.
 * Putnam Lake -- A in the eastern part of the town.
 * -- A hamlet west of Putnam Lake.
 * Steinbeck Corners --
 * Towners -- A hamlet along between NY 22 and
 * West Patterson --
 * -- The Village of Cold Spring
 * Forsonville --
 * Garrison Four Corners --
 * Glenclyffe --
 * Manitou --
 * McKeel Corners --
 * -- The Village of Nelsonville.
 * North Highland --
 * Storm King --
 * Adams Corners --
 * Christian Corners --
 * Gilbert Corners --
 * Lake Peekskill --
 * Oscawana Corners --
 * Putnam Valley -- The hamlet of Putnam Valley is near the south town line.
 * Tompkins Corners --
 * Sunnybrook --
 * -- Village of Brewster is centrally located in the town.
 * Brewster Heights -- A west of Brewster village.
 * Deans Corners --
 * Deforest Corners --
 * Drewville Heights --
 * Dykemans --
 * Milltown --
 * Sears Corners --
 * Sodom --
 * Deans Corners --
 * Deforest Corners --
 * Drewville Heights --
 * Dykemans --
 * Milltown --
 * Sears Corners --
 * Sodom --