Putnam County, Ohio

Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,499.[1] Its county seat is Ottawa.[2] The county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1834.[3] Its name is in honor of Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War.[4]

Putnam County
County
Putnam County
Putnam County Courthouse
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Ohio
Ohio's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°01′N 84°08′W
Country United States
State Ohio
FoundedJanuary 3, 1834
Named forIsrael Putnam
SeatOttawa
Largest villageOttawa
Area
 • Total484 sq mi (1,250 km2)
 • Land483 sq mi (1,250 km2)
 • Water1.8 sq mi (5 km2)  0.4%%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2019)
33,861
 • Density71/sq mi (27/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district5th
Websitewww.putnamcountyohio.gov

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 484 square miles (1,250 km2), of which 483 square miles (1,250 km2) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) (0.4%) is water.[5]

Adjacent counties

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1830230—
18405,1892,156.1%
18507,22139.2%
186012,80877.4%
187017,08133.4%
188023,71338.8%
189030,18827.3%
190032,5257.7%
191029,972−7.8%
192027,751−7.4%
193025,074−9.6%
194025,016−0.2%
195025,2480.9%
196028,33112.2%
197031,1349.9%
198032,9916.0%
199033,8192.5%
200034,7262.7%
201034,499−0.7%
2019 (est.)33,861[6]−1.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9]
1990-2000[10] 2010-2019[1]

2000 census

As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 34,726 people, 12,200 households, and 9,308 families living in the county. The population density was 72 people per square mile (28/km2). There were 12,753 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 96.26% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.51% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. 4.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 12,200 households, out of which 39.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.90% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.70% were non-families. 21.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.70% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,426, and the median income for a family was $52,859. Males had a median income of $36,548 versus $23,963 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,680. About 4.00% of families and 5.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.40% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 34,499 people, 12,872 households, and 9,556 families living in the county.[12] The population density was 71.5 inhabitants per square mile (27.6/km2). There were 13,731 housing units at an average density of 28.5 per square mile (11.0/km2).[13] The racial makeup of the county was 95.7% white, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 2.7% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 5.5% of the population.[12] In terms of ancestry, 65.6% were German, 7.8% were Irish, 7.3% were American, 4.7% were English, 2.4% were French, 1.8% were Swiss, 1.7% were Dutch, 1.6% were Italian, 1.4% were Scottish, 1.0% were Welsh, 0.8% were Hungarian and 0.8% were Polish.[14]

Of the 12,872 households, 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 25.8% were non-families, and 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.13. The median age was 39.0 years.[12]

The median income for a household in the county was $56,573 and the median income for a family was $65,882. Males had a median income of $44,417 versus $33,200 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,023. About 5.8% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.[15]

Politics

Prior to 1940, Putnam County was a stronghold Democratic county in presidential elections, losing only to James M. Cox in 1920. But starting with the 1940 election, it has become a Republican stronghold. The only 2 Democrats to win the county since then are Harry S. Truman in 1948 and Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.

Presidential elections results
Presidential elections results[16][17]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2020 82.3% 16,412 16.0% 3,195 1.7% 340
2016 79.3% 14,961 15.5% 2,922 5.2% 974
2012 74.6% 13,721 23.5% 4,318 2.0% 361
2008 70.0% 13,072 28.3% 5,281 1.8% 327
2004 76.2% 14,370 23.3% 4,392 0.5% 87
2000 74.0% 12,837 23.4% 4,063 2.6% 444
1996 57.5% 9,294 30.8% 4,972 11.7% 1,892
1992 54.9% 9,338 23.3% 3,962 21.8% 3,704
1988 73.1% 11,183 26.2% 4,004 0.8% 114
1984 78.3% 11,936 20.9% 3,194 0.8% 121
1980 68.7% 9,752 26.4% 3,742 4.9% 699
1976 57.7% 7,332 39.6% 5,035 2.7% 343
1972 66.3% 8,185 30.2% 3,729 3.5% 428
1968 59.4% 7,188 29.2% 3,530 11.5% 1,387
1964 42.7% 5,221 57.3% 7,014
1960 53.1% 6,834 46.9% 6,039
1956 70.4% 8,408 29.6% 3,538
1952 68.9% 8,398 31.2% 3,799
1948 49.3% 5,006 50.4% 5,114 0.3% 28
1944 71.8% 8,004 28.2% 3,145
1940 71.0% 8,946 29.0% 3,655
1936 33.2% 4,151 46.2% 5,786 20.6% 2,580
1932 30.7% 3,646 68.0% 8,078 1.3% 155
1928 49.2% 5,537 50.4% 5,667 0.4% 50
1924 41.8% 4,377 45.8% 4,795 12.4% 1,293
1920 52.1% 5,157 47.2% 4,673 0.7% 69
1916 33.8% 2,243 64.8% 4,294 1.4% 91
1912 15.6% 1,000 62.4% 4,000 22.0% 1,410
1908 33.2% 2,483 64.6% 4,836 2.2% 166
1904 39.5% 2,853 57.4% 4,145 3.2% 228
1900 35.9% 2,817 63.0% 4,943 1.1% 88
1896 33.7% 2,728 65.5% 5,303 0.8% 68
1892 33.7% 2,314 60.9% 4,177 5.4% 369
1888 34.6% 2,355 62.6% 4,261 2.8% 189
1884 35.1% 2,194 64.2% 4,009 0.7% 46
1880 34.9% 1,851 64.5% 3,417 0.6% 30
1876 33.6% 1,606 66.3% 3,174 0.1% 5
1872 37.2% 1,275 62.2% 2,131 0.6% 20
1868 37.1% 1,184 62.9% 2,003
1864 39.5% 1,120 60.5% 1,713
1860 40.5% 1,010 59.2% 1,478 0.3% 7
1856 41.4% 790 58.4% 1,116 0.2% 4

Education

The Putnam County Board of Education operates nine separate school districts county-wide.

Other villages across the county are served by one or more of these districts above in the district's zone area.

Communities
Map of Putnam County, Ohio with municipal and township labels

Villages

Townships

https://web.archive.org/web/20160715023447/http://www.ohiotownships.org/township-websites

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Putnam County Fair
Official logo for Putnam County Fair

The Putnam County Fair is located in Ottawa, Ohio and the slogan is "A Blue Ribbon Event." At the fairgrounds, there are several activities from playing games, to riding rides, or just eating the food. The Putnam County Fair usually runs the last week of June.

See also

Footnotes
  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. "Ohio: Individual County Chronologies". Ohio Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  4. Warren, Robert (May 31, 1953). "Blanchard River Brought Pioneers To Putnam". Toledo Blade. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  5. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  6. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  7. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  8. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  9. Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  10. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  11. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  12. "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  13. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  14. "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  15. "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  16. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  17. "Ohio Historical Election Results". Retrieved January 21, 2021.

Further reading
  • Marguerite Calvin, Death, Administration, Marriage, and Miscellaneous Notices from the Kalida Venture, Putnam County, Ohio, 1845-1854. Ottawa, OH: Putnam County District Library, 1987.
  • Marguerite Calvin, Newspaper Notices from the Kalida Venture, Putnam County, Ohio 1845-1852: A Supplement to Deaths, Administration, Marriage, and Miscellaneous Notices. Ottawa, OH: Putnam County District Library, 1993.
  • Marguerite Calvin, Newspaper Notices from the Kalida Sentinel, Putnam County, Ohio, 1861-1866. Ottawa, OH: Putnam County District Library, 1991.
  • Marguerite Calvin and David S. Adams, People and Places: Putnam County, Ohio, 1800-1900. Ottawa, OH: M. Calvin, 1981.
  • Audrey S. Carroll, Putnam County Pioneer Association: Centennial History, 1873-1973, Putnam County, Ohio. Columbus Grove, OH: Heffner Printing Co., 1973.
  • Imogene Elwer, Chronicles of the Past: A History of Putnam County, Ohio. n.c.: n.p., 1990s.
  • Delbert L. Gratz, Historical and Genealogical Sketch of the Swiss Mennonites of Allen and Putnam Counties, Ohio. Columbus, OH: Ohio Historical Society, 1940.
  • Henry Howe, History of Putnam County, Ohio, 1820-1899. Knightstown, IN: The Bookmark, 1977.
  • George D. Kinder, History of Putnam Country, Ohio: Its Peoples, Industries, and Institutions: With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen and Co., 1915.
  • Putnam County Genealogical Society, Putnam County, Ohio Cemeteries. Ottawa, OH: Putnam County Genealogical Society, 1993.
  • Putnam County Historical Society, The Blizzard of 1978 in Putnam County, Ohio. Kalida, OH: Putnam County Historical Society, 1978.
  • Putnam County Historical Society, History of Putnam County, Ohio, 1880: Illustrated, Containing Outline Map, Fifteen Farm Maps and a History of the County; Lithographic Views of Buildings — Public and Private; Portraits of Prominent Men; General statistics; Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, 1995.
  • Putnam County Historical Society, Putnam County Pioneer Reminiscences, 1878-1887. Kalida, OH: Putnam County Historical Society, 1981.
  • Daniel W. Seitz and O.C. Talbot, The Putnam County Atlas, 1895: Containing Sectional Outline Maps of the County...Farm Maps of the Fifteen Townships...Together with Maps of All the Towns Reduced to Single Page Size... Ottawa, OH: D.W. Seitz and O.C. Talbot, 1895.
  • Mary L. Sheeley, Putnam County, Ohio One-Room Schools. Kalida, OH: Putnam County Historical Society, 1985.
  • Marjorie Waterfield, The Ledger Tells the Story, 1811-1879: The History of the Irwin family of Putnam County, Ohio. Bowling Green, OH: M. Waterfield, 1997.
  • A Portrait and Biographical Record of Allen and Putnam Counties, Ohio: Containing Biographical Sketches of Many Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies and Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States, and Biographies of the Governors of Ohio. Chicago: A.W. Bowen & Company, 1896.

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