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Putnam County
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county in Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- Founded
- January 3, 1834
- Named after
- Israel Putnam
- Seat
- Ottawa
- Largest village
- Ottawa
- Total
- 484 sq mi (1,250 km )
- Land
- 483 sq mi (1,250 km )
- Water
- 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km ) 0.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 34,380
- Density
- 71/sq mi (27/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 5th
- Website
- www .putnamcountyohio .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Israel Putnam
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Ohio
- Capital
- Ottawa
- Population
- 34451
- Area
- 1254
- Shares border with
- Van Wert County
- Official website
- www.putnamcountyohio.gov
- Image
- Putnam County Courthouse - panoramio (1).jpg
- Households
- 13301
- Licence plate code
- 69
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- topic's main category
- Category:Putnam County, Ohio
- Commons category
- Putnam County, Ohio
- inception
- 1820-02-12
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Putnam County, Ohio
- different from
- Putnam County
- water as percent of area
- 0.4
- native label
- Putnam County
- topic has template
- Template:Putnam County, Ohio
- per capita income
- 32507
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Encyclopedic overview
Putnam County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 34,451. Its county seat is Ottawa. The county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1834. Its name is in honor of Israel Putnam, a colonial officer in the French and Indian War, who served as a general in the American Revolutionary War. The Blanchard River, which passes through the county, was a key transportation route for early European-American settlers.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Putnam County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.