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Welcome to Putnam County ...

Time Zone: Putnam County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Ottawa is the Seat for Putnam County.

Putnam County was founded April 1, 1820 and was created by taking area from Shelby County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Putnam had a population of 33,861 people. This is a decrease of 1.78% since the last Census (which gave a population of 34,476 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Putnam represented 0.3% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Putnam County:

  • Belmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Belmore is located in Putnam County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Cloverdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cloverdale is located in Putnam County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Columbus Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continental
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dupont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dupont is located in Putnam County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
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  • Fort Jennings
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilboa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Gilboa is located in Putnam County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Glandorf
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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    • Kalida
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kalida is located in Putnam County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
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    • Leipsic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Leipsic is located in Putnam County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,016 people
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    • Miller City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ottawa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Ottawa is located in Putnam County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,323 people
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    • Ottoville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pandora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pandora is located in Putnam County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
    • West Leipsic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • West Leipsic is located in Putnam County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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