Editing Putney, Georgia

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'''Putney''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Dougherty County, Georgia|Dougherty County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 2,898 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1363084| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Putney CDP, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 23, 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It is part of the [[Albany, Georgia]] [[Albany, Georgia metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
A post office called Putney was established in 1897.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=25 May 2019}}</ref> The community was named after Francis F. Putney, a local landowner.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/p.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=182 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

==Geography==

Putney is located in southeastern Dougherty County at {{coord|31|28|23|N|84|7|17|W|type:city}} (31.473076, -84.121492).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The southern border of the CDP is the [[Mitchell County, Georgia|Mitchell County]] line, and part of the western edge is the [[Flint River (Georgia)|Flint River]]. [[U.S. Route 19]] (the Liberty Expressway) is the main highway through Putney, leading north {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Albany, Georgia|Albany]] and south {{convert|50|mi}} to [[Thomasville, Georgia|Thomasville]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Putney CDP has a total area of {{convert|56.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|56.6|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 0.49%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 3108
|2000= 2998
|2010= 2898
|2020= 2869
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

Putney first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[1990 U.S. Census]].<ref name=1990CensusGA/><ref name=1980CensusGA/>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Putney CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Putney CDP, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1363084&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Putney CDP, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1363084&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Putney CDP, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1363084&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|2,049
|1,464
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,430
|68.35%
|50.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |49.84%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|884
|1,301
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,237
|29.49%
|44.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |43.12%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|4
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16
|0.13%
|0.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.56%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|7
|12
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.23%
|0.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|0.00%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.49%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|24
|47
|style='background: #ffffe6; |85
|0.80%
|1.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.96%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|30
|57
|style='background: #ffffe6; |83
|1.00%
|1.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.89%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,998'''
|'''2,898'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''2,869'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,998 people, 1,138 households, and 899 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|139.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,223 housing units at an average density of {{convert|56.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 68.81% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 29.52% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.50% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.80% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.00% of the population.

There were 1,138 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,953, and the median income for a family was $44,244. Males had a median income of $35,377 versus $21,910 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,828. About 12.8% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.9% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Neighborhoods==
*Hollands Folly
*Loretta Heights

==References==
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{{Dougherty County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Dougherty County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Albany metropolitan area, Georgia]]