Putnam County, Missouri

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Putnam County
County
Putnam County MO courthouse 20151003-036.jpg
Putnam County Courthouse in Unionville
Map of Missouri highlighting Putnam County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
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Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°29′N93°01′W / 40.48°N 93.02°W / 40.48; -93.02
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Missouri.svg  Missouri
FoundedFebruary 28, 1845
Named for Israel Putnam
Seat Unionville
Largest cityUnionville
Area
 • Total520 sq mi (1,300 km2)
 • Land517 sq mi (1,340 km2)
 • Water2.3 sq mi (6 km2)  0.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,681
 • Density9.0/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 6th
Website nemr.net/~putco/

Putnam County is a county in north central Missouri. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,681. [1] Its county seat is Unionville. [2] The county was organized February 28, 1845, and named for Israel Putnam, a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. [3]

Contents

Putnam County was established February 28, 1845, from parts of Adair and Sullivan counties. The following year a portion of Putnam was removed to form Dodge County. Both Putnam and Dodge extended nearly nine miles further north until an 1851 ruling by the Supreme Court on a border dispute with Iowa assigned the contested land to Iowa. Both counties were left with less than the statutory minimum area for a county as set by the state legislature, so Dodge County was dissolved and its area added to Putnam. [4]

In its early years, the county seat changed frequently, often with contentious debate. Putnamville, Bryant Station (both no longer in existence), and Hartford all served until a central location called Harmony, later renamed Unionville, was chosen. [5]

In the 1860 U.S. Census Putnam County had 9,240 residents, with eighteen sawmills and three flour mills. [6] Coal had been an abundant since its earliest settlement. Following the arrival of the Burlington & Southwestern Railway in 1873, coal mining became a major industry, especially in the east of the county. At one time three railroads crossed Putnam county: the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul; the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy; and the Iowa and St. Louis. [7] Putnam County lost over two-thirds of its population between the years 1900 and 2000 (see census data below), when the United States changed from a rural to an urban country.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 520 square miles (1,300 km2), of which 517 square miles (1,340 km2) is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2) (0.4%) is water. [8]

Adjacent counties

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1850 1,636—
1860 9,207462.8%
1870 11,21721.8%
1880 13,55520.8%
1890 15,36513.4%
1900 16,6688.5%
1910 14,308−14.2%
1920 13,115−8.3%
1930 11,503−12.3%
1940 11,327−1.5%
1950 9,166−19.1%
1960 6,999−23.6%
1970 5,916−15.5%
1980 6,0923.0%
1990 5,079−16.6%
2000 5,2232.8%
2010 4,979−4.7%
2020 4,681−6.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
1790-1960 [10] 1900-1990 [11]
1990-2000 [12] 2010-2015 [13]

As of the census [14] of 2010, there were 4,979 people, 2,228 households, and 1,517 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (3.9 people/km2). There were 2,914 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2.3/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 99.14% White, 0.06% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Approximately 0.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,228 households, out of which 27.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.90% were non-families. 28.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.00% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 20.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,282, and the median income for a family was $32,031. Males had a median income of $22,957 versus $18,884 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,647. About 13.20% of families and 16.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.60% of those under age 18 and 12.80% of those age 65 or over.

2020 Census

Putnam County Racial Composition [15]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (NH)4,44695%
Black or African American (NH)110.23%
Native American (NH)50.1%
Asian (NH)00%
Pacific Islander (NH)00%
Other/Mixed (NH)1072.3%
Hispanic or Latino 1122.4%

Education

Public schools

Public libraries

Communities

City

Villages

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Politics

Local

The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Putnam County. Republicans hold all but one of the elected positions in the county.

Putnam County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor Paul L. Rouse Republican
Circuit Clerk Mitzi D. Shipley Republican
County Clerk Chrystal Perkins Republican
Collector Sharon Thompson Parks Republican
Commissioner
(Presiding)		 Randy Sands Republican
Commissioner
(District 1)		 Shane Bradshaw Republican
Commissioner
(District 2)		 Gerald Owings Republican
Coroner Jennifer Gilworth Democratic
Prosecuting Attorney Tom Keedy Republican
Public Administrator Nancy Mikels Republican
Recorder Jeneen Roof Republican
Sheriff Jason Knight Republican
Surveyor J. Scott Cline Republican
Treasurer Sharon Thompson Parks Republican

State

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2020 85.15%1,98413.86% 3230.99% 23
2016 73.84%1,69123.89% 5472.27% 52
2012 65.53%1,48532.04% 7262.43% 55
2008 64.43%1,46732.85% 7482.72% 62
2004 72.75%1,75725.84% 6241.41% 34
2000 66.42%1,53132.62% 7520.95% 22
1996 41.71% 89856.71%1,3321.58% 34

All of Putnam County is a part of Missouri's 3rd District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Nate Walker (R-Kirksville).

Missouri House of Representatives — District 3 — Putnam County (2016)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Nate Walker2,067100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 3 — Putnam County (2014)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Nate Walker1,059100.00%+30.20
Missouri House of Representatives — District 3 — Putnam County (2012)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Nate Walker1,59769.80%
Democratic Rebecca McClanahan69130.20%

All of Putnam County is a part of Missouri's 12th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Dan Hegeman (R-Cosby).

Missouri Senate — District 12 — Putnam County (2014)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dan Hegeman1,036100.00%

Federal

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Putnam County (2016)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Roy Blunt1,70874.88%+18.11
Democratic Jason Kander48621.31%-17.89
Libertarian Jonathan Dine462.02%-2.01
Green Johnathan McFarland241.05%+1.05
Constitution Fred Ryman170.74%+0.74
U.S. Senate — Missouri — Putnam County (2012)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Todd Akin1,29656.77%
Democratic Claire McCaskill89539.20%
Libertarian Jonathan Dine924.03%

All of Putnam County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Putnam County (2016)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Sam Graves1,89784.01%+0.52
Democratic David M. Blackwell31513.95%-0.84
Libertarian Russ Lee Monchil321.42%-1.98
Green Mike Diel140.62%+0.62
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 6th Congressional District — Putnam County (2014)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Sam Graves1,03283.49%+3.36
Democratic Bill Hedge16213.11%-4.22
Libertarian Russ Lee Monchil423.40%+0.86
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Putnam County (2012)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Sam Graves1,79980.13%
Democratic Kyle Yarber38917.33%
Libertarian Russ Lee Monchil572.54%
United States presidential election results for Putnam County, Missouri [17]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2020 1,98484.03%36115.29%160.68%
2016 1,93682.52%35315.05%572.43%
2012 1,67372.46%58725.42%492.12%
2008 1,59168.02%69529.71%532.27%
2004 1,66067.89%77231.57%130.53%
2000 1,59368.25%70830.33%331.41%
1996 1,09148.60%85738.17%29713.23%
1992 1,14345.67%83833.48%52220.85%
1988 1,36562.73%80336.90%80.37%
1984 1,54065.90%79734.10%00.00%
1980 1,72264.86%87132.81%622.34%
1976 1,44456.63%1,09743.02%90.35%
1972 2,11278.72%57121.28%00.00%
1968 1,97163.75%95230.79%1695.47%
1964 1,54751.04%1,48448.96%00.00%
1960 2,71171.89%1,06028.11%00.00%
1956 2,67470.57%1,11529.43%00.00%
1952 3,20273.31%1,14926.30%170.39%
1948 2,49962.84%1,46336.79%150.38%
1944 3,10672.55%1,16827.28%70.16%
1940 3,82868.84%1,70830.71%250.45%
1936 3,45864.01%1,90235.21%420.78%
1932 2,18050.52%1,98746.05%1483.43%
1928 3,49873.56%1,24726.23%100.21%
1924 3,34065.39%1,49529.27%2735.34%
1920 3,88072.92%1,31524.71%1262.37%
1916 2,10664.84%1,03531.87%1073.29%
1912 1,85955.71%93327.96%54516.33%
1908 2,23365.77%1,05631.10%1063.12%
1904 2,22668.45%82225.28%2046.27%
1900 2,33765.46%1,15932.46%742.07%
1896 2,36362.93%1,37636.64%160.43%
1892 2,02762.24%1,13134.73%993.04%
1888 1,98563.95%1,04533.67%742.38%

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