| Official Name: | Putnam Township, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Covington, PA Keystone Marker crop.jpg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Keystone Marker |
| Blank Emblem Size: | 250px |
| Blank Emblem Link: | Keystone Markers |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Tioga County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Tioga County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tioga |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1801 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1892 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.55 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.55 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.60 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.60 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 401 |
| Population Density Km2: | 267.50 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 692.82 |
| Timezone: | Eastern Time Zone (North America) |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-117-62960 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 399 |
Putnam Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 401 at the 2020 census.[2] Putnam Township is the village of Covington. Covington was formerly a borough that chose to become a township in 1892. It was settled in 1801.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 0.6 square mile (1.6 km2), all land.
Putnam Township is surrounded by Covington Township.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 428 people, 174 households, and 116 families residing in the township. The population density was 681.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 188 housing units at an average density of 299.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 99.53% White, 0.23% Native American, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.
There were 174 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $26,800, and the median income for a family was $32,083. Males had a median income of $24,038 versus $20,278 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,349. About 3.4% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.