Putnam County, Tennessee

Putnam County
Putnam County
County
	Putnam County Courthouse
	Logo
	Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
	Tennessee's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 36°08′N 85°30′W / 36.14°N 85.5°W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Founded	February 11, 1854
Named for	Israel Putnam
Seat	Cookeville
Largest city	Cookeville
Government
• County executive	Randy Porter (R)
Area
• Total	403 sq mi (1,040 km2)
• Land	401 sq mi (1,040 km2)
• Water	1.5 sq mi (4 km2) 0.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	79,854
• Estimate (2023)	83,844
• Density	200/sq mi (80/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	38501, 38502, 38503, 38505, 38506, 38544, 38545, 38548, 39574, 38582
Area code	931
Congressional district	6th
Website	putnamcountytn.gov

Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 79,854.^[4] Its county seat is Cookeville.^[5] Putnam County is part of the Cookeville, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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^ "Putnam". County Technical Assistance Service. University of Tennessee. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
^ "Putnam County Election Results August 2, 2018". Putnam County, Tennessee. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.