Putnam, Alabama
Putnam, Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 32°00′24″N 88°02′08″W / 32.00667°N 88.03556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Marengo |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.48 sq mi (24.6 km2) |
| • Land | 9.48 sq mi (24.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 151 ft (46 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 172 |
| • Density | 18.13/sq mi (7.00/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
| FIPS code | 01-62952 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628603[2] |
Putnam is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southwest Marengo County, Alabama, United States.[4] As of the 2020 census, its population was 172.[3]
Geography
Putnam is located in the southwest corner of Marengo County, along Alabama State Route 69. It is 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Linden, the county seat, and 24 miles (39 km) north of Coffeeville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Putnam CDP has an area of 9.5 square miles (25 km2), all of it recorded as land. It is bordered to the north by Horse Creek and to the south by Big Bunny Creek, west-flowing tributaries of the Tombigbee River.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 193 | — | |
| 2020 | 172 | −10.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
Putnama was listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[6]
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 193 people living in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.5% Black, 23.3% White, 2.6% Native American and 1.6% from two or more races.
References
- ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Putnam, Alabama
- ^ a b "Putnam CDP, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Putnam, Alabama". AL HomeTownLocator. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2022.