Putnam County, West Virginia

Infobox U.S. County
county = Putnam County
state = West Virginia


map size = 225
founded = 1848
seat = Winfield | area_total_sq_mi =350
area_land_sq_mi =346
area_water_sq_mi =4
area percentage = 1.19%
census yr = 2006
pop = 54982
density_km2 =58
web =
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Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The name is in honor of Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. As of 2000, the population was 51,589. Its county seat is WinfieldGR|6.

Putnam County is part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area, with a 2006 Census population estimate of 305,526 people.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 350 square miles (908 km²), of which, 346 square miles (897 km²) of it is land and 4 square miles (11 km²) of it (1.19%) is water.

Since the county is roughly equidistant between Charleston and Huntington, the state's two largest cities, along Interstate 64, the area has undergone a period of rapid suburbanization. Areas that were once farms or wooded backcountry are now being developed into subdivisions. In fact, the area is now the second-fastest growing region of West Virginia, following the sections of the Eastern Panhandle that are near Washington, DC.

Controversial lottery winner Jack Whittaker lives in Putnam County; he won the multi-state Powerball jackpot on December 25, 2002.

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External links

* [http://www.putnamcounty.org/ Official website for Putnam County]