Putnam is an

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and

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(CDP) in Marengo County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 172.

Geography

Putnam is located at and has an elevation of . The community is in the southwest corner of Marengo County, along

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. It is southwest of Linden, the

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, and north of Coffeeville. According to the

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, the Putnam CDP has an area of , 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

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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.

References

Census-designated places in Alabama Census-designated places in Marengo County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama Unincorporated communities in Marengo County, Alabama {{MarengoCountyAL-geo-stub