Putnam, Alabama
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 32°1′22.8″N 88°1′51.6″W / 32.023000°N 88.031000°W / 32.023000; -88.031000
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Marengo
Area [1]
• Total	9.48 sq mi (24.6 km2)
• Land	9.48 sq mi (24.6 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	226 ft (69 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• 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

Putnam is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marengo County, Alabama, United States.^[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 172.^[2]

Geography

Putnam is located at 32°01′23″N 88°01′52″W / 32.023°N 88.031°W / 32.023; -88.031 and has an elevation of 226 feet (69 m).^[3] The community is 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

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.