Putnam County, founded in the year 1854, was named on the behalf of Israel Putnam. It has the county seat and the largest city in Cookeville. With a total area of 403 sq mi, it has over 72.3K people with an excellent admixture of White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others with more than 28.9K households and 18.4K families. The County is a part of the Cookeville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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