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Putnam County
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county in Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- Founded
- January 18, 1849
- Named after
- Benjamin Alexander Putnam
- Seat
- Palatka
- Largest city
- Palatka
- Total
- 827 sq mi (2,140 km )
- Land
- 728 sq mi (1,890 km )
- Water
- 99 sq mi (260 km ) 12.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 77,734
- Density
- 101/sq mi (38.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 6th
- Website
- www .putnam-fl .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Florida
- Contains
- Crescent City
- Capital
- Palatka
- Population
- 73321
- Area
- 2142
- Shares border with
- Bradford County
- Official website
- www.putnam-fl.com
- Image
- PutnamCCourtPalatka.JPG
- Households
- 29822
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- Commons category
- Putnam County, Florida
- topic's main category
- Category:Putnam County, Florida
- different from
- Putnam County
- water as percent of area
- 12
- native label
- Putnam County
- inception
- 1849-01-18
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Putnam County, Florida
- per capita income
- 22257
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Encyclopedic overview
Putnam County is a county located in the northern part of the state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, its population was 73,321. Its county seat is Palatka. Putnam County comprises the Palatka, Florida micropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Jacksonville—Kingsland—Palatka, Florida—Georgia combined statistical area. The county is centrally located between Jacksonville, Gainesville, St. Augustine, and Daytona Beach.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Putnam County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.