Putnam County
county in New York, United States
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Summary
Putnam County is a county of New York[1]. It draws 1,633 Wikipedia views per month (county of new york category, ranking #8 of 65).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Carmel[5]
- Shares border with: Dutchess County[6], Westchester County[7], Fairfield County[8], Rockland County[9], Orange County[10], Western Connecticut Planning Region[11]
- Named after: Israel Putnam[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Carmel[13], Philipstown[14], Southeast[15], Putnam Valley[16], Patterson[17]
- Commons category: Putnam County, New York[18]
- Inception: 1812[19]
- Coordinate location: 41.43, -73.75[20]
- Official website: http://www.putnamcountyny.com[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Putnam County, New York[22]
- Population: 99,710[23], 99,733[24], 99,911[25], 99,636[26], 99,645[27], 99,042[28], 97,668[29]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Putnam County, New York[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Putnam County, New York[31]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Putnam County, New York[32]
- Number of households: 34,915[33]
- Native label: Putnam County[34]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C109555[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Putnam County, New York[36]
- Different from: Putnam County[37]
- Area: 638[38]
- Water as percent of area: 6.5[39]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[40]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Putnam County, New York[41]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Putnam County, New York[42]
Why It Matters
Putnam County has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]