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Putnam County
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county in Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- Founded
- December 31, 1821 (created), April 1822 (organized)
- Named after
- Israel Putnam
- Seat
- Greencastle
- Largest city
- Greencastle
- Total
- 482.69 sq mi (1,250.2 km )
- Land
- 480.53 sq mi (1,244.6 km )
- Water
- 2.16 sq mi (5.6 km ) 0.45%
- Estimate 2025
- 37,876
- Density
- 76.428/sq mi (29.509/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 4th
- Website
- co .putnam .in .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 36726
- Area
- 1250
- Official website
- co.putnam.in.us
- Image
- PutnamCountyCourthouseIndiana.JPG
- Households
- 13651
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- Commons category
- Putnam County, Indiana
- inception
- 1822-12-31
- water as percent of area
- 0.45
- native label
- Putnam County
- per capita income
- 25686
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Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 36,726. The county seat is Greencastle. The county was named for Israel Putnam, a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. The county was created in 1821 and organized in April 1822.
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