COUNTY DETAILS
| Year Originated: | 1842 |
| County Road Miles: | 717.00 |
| Number of Parcels: | 37,575 |
| Incorporated Cities or Towns: | Algood (3495), Baxter (1365), Cookeville (31154), Monterey (2850) |
POPULATION
| 2020 Population: | 79,854 |
| 2020 Population per Square Mile: | 199.14 |
| 2010 Population: | 72,321 |
COUNTY STRUCTURE
| County Structure: | Traditional |
| Development District: | Upper Cumberland Development District |
| Judicial District: | 13 |
LEGAL AUTHORITY
| Fiscal Procedures Law: | General Law |
| Budgeting Law: | General Law |
| Purchasing Law: | Private Acts of 1981 Chapter 63 |
| Private Acts: | Putnam County Private Acts |
| County Mayor | Randy Porter | (931) 526-2161 randy.porter@putnamcountytn.gov |
| Hwy Chief Admin Off | Randy Jones | (931) 526-4864 pchwydept@putnamcountytn.gov |
| Administrator of Elections | Michele Honeycutt | (931) 526-2566 |
| Assessor of Property | Steve Pierce | (931) 528-8428 spierce@putnamcountytn.gov |
| Circuit Court Clerk | Jennifer Wilkerson | (931) 528-1508 jennifer.wilkerson@putnamcountytn.gov |
| Clerk & Master | Linda Reeder | (931) 526-6321 linda.reeder@tncourts.gov |
| County Attorney | Jeff Jones | (931) 372-9123 jjones@wimberlylawson.com |
| County Clerk | Wayne Nabors | (931) 526-7106 wayne.nabors@tn.gov |
| Director of Schools | Corby King | (931) 526-9777 |
| General Sessions Court Judge | Steve Qualls | (931) 528-5541 |
| General Sessions Court Judge | Steven Randolph | (931) 528-5541 |
| Register of Deeds | John Sanders | (931) 526-7101 jsanders@putnamcountytn.gov |
| Sheriff | Eddie Farris | (931) 528-8484 sheriff@putnamcountytnsheriff.gov |
| Solid Waste Director | Doug Ashburn | (931) 528-3884 dashburn@putnamcountytn.gov |
| Trustee | Freddie Nelson | (931) 526-8845 fnelson@putnamcountytn.gov |
Number of Commissioners: 24
Number of Commission Districts: 12
County Legislative Meeting Information: 7:00 p.m. - 3rd Monday of each month
Number of Commission Districts: 12
County Legislative Meeting Information: 7:00 p.m. - 3rd Monday of each month
| County Commissioner | David Andrews | (931) 261-7518 ais@twlakes.net |
| County Commissioner | Grover Bennett Jr. | (931) 510-8083 grovernbjr@gmail.com |
| County Commissioner | Kim Bradford | (931) 252-4677 kimeylyn@yahoo.com |
| County Commissioner | Chris Cassetty | (931) 526-9793 chris.cassetty@twlakes.net |
| County Commissioner | Ron Chaffin | (931) 510-4242 Ron.chaffin@pcsstn.com |
| County Commissioner | Andrew Donadio | (931) 854-6231 donadio4tn@gmail.com |
| County Commissioner | Katherine Dunn | (931) 265-4575 kathy@kathydunn.com |
| County Commissioner | Chevin Eldridge | (931) 284-9659 chevineldridge.gov@gmail.com |
| County Commissioner | Vinnie Faccinto | (931) 265-0994 vinniefacc@gmail.com |
| County Commissioner | David Gentry | (931) 261-4911 dgentry1982@gmail.com |
| County Commissioner | Ken Hall | (931) 239-3318 kenevil@frontiernet.net |
| County Commissioner | Danny Holmes | (931) 260-3273 maryanddanny@charter.net |
| County Commissioner | Adam Johnson | (931) 854-6134 ajohnson@stonemech.net |
| County Commissioner | Dale Moss | (931) 260-6646 dalemoss@charter.net |
| County Commissioner | Junior Phipps | (931) 261-1732 jrphipps@frontiernet.net |
| County Commissioner | Terry Randolph | (931) 260-9999 tr61950@gmail.com |
| County Commissioner | Cathy Reel | (931) 537-3090 cathyreel@fbmsales.com |
| County Commissioner | Robert Riddle | (931) 252-7286 rrhd2006@yahoo.com |
| County Commissioner | Ben Rodgers | (931) 858-4113 ben@tncountyofficials.com |
| County Commissioner | Sam Sandlin | (931) 267-5838 sam.sandlin@sandlinpta.com |
| County Commissioner | Theresa Tayes | (931) 839-8297 tayes56@yahoo.com |
| County Commissioner | Fred Vondra | (931) 252-0922 Fandkvondra@gmail.com |
| County Commissioner | Jonathan A Williams | (931) 520-8387 jonathanadwilliams@yahoo.com |
| County Commissioner | W. Darren Wilson | (931) 260-5599 darrenfor11th@gmail.com |
CTAS Consultants
County Government Consultant: Melisa Kelton
Environmental Consultant: Kim Raia
Assessor Consultant: Gabe Looney
Criminal Justice Consultant: Derrick Woods
Jail Administration Consultant: Jim Hart
Fire Consultant: Marc Alley