Putnam County, Illinois
20 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 5,601
- Median household income
- $75,590
- ±4,927
- Unemployed
- 4.2%
- 117 of 2,803 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.8%
- 2,139 of 2,465 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Putnam | 5,566 (2021) | Po Box 235, Hennepin | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Magnolia | 247 (2021) | Po Box 152, Magnolia | — |
| Village of Granville | 1,336 (2021) | 316 S McCoy St, Granville | Website |
| Village of Hennepin | 745 (2021) | 627 E High St, Hennepin | Website |
| Village of Mark | 508 (2021) | Po Box 27, Mark | Website |
| Village of McNabb | 274 (2021) | Po Box 85, Mc Nabb | Website |
| Village of Standard | 223 (2021) | 528 Berry St, Standard | — |
Townships 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Granville | 2,737 (2021) | 212 S McCoy St, Granville | — |
| Township of Hennepin | 1,221 (2021) | 6235 Il Highway 26, Hennepin | — |
| Township of Magnolia | 998 (2021) | Po Box 152, Magnolia | — |
| Township of Senachwine | 610 (2021) | 1881 Bradford Blacktop Rd, Putnam | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hennepin Drainage and Levee District | Drainage | 53 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago | — |
| Putnam County Public Library District | Libraries | 214 N 4th St, Hennepin | Website |
| Granville Hennepin Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 665, Granville | — |
| Magnolia Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 174, Magnolia | — |
| McNabb Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 80, Mc Nabb | — |
| Standard Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 121 W Hwy 71, Standard | — |
| Hennepin Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 259, Hennepin | — |
| Putnam County Conservation District | Parks and recreation | 4526 E 1000th St, Hennepin | — |
| Hennepin Public Water Service District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 114, Hennepin | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Putnam County CUSD 535
School district4 schools
400 E Silverspoon Ave, Granville, IL, 61326
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Princeton Farmers' Market (Princeton)
Ottawa's Old Town Farmers Market (100 West Jackson Street Ottawa) · Marseilles Farmers Market (200 Lincoln Street Marseilles) · Streator Downtown Farmers Market (200 N Park Streator) · and 5 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.