Guthrie County | |
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![]() Location within the U.S. state of Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 41°41′00″N 94°30′00″W / 41.683333333333°N 94.5°W | |
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Founded | 1851 |
Seat | Guthrie Center |
Largest city | Guthrie Center |
Area | |
• Total | 593 sq mi (1,540 km2) |
• Land | 591 sq mi (1,530 km2) |
• Water | 2.5 sq mi (6 km2) 0.4% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,623 |
• Density | 18/sq mi (6.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Guthrie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,623.[1] The county seat is Guthrie Center.[2] The county was formed on January 15, 1851, and named after Captain Edwin B. Guthrie,[3] who died in the Mexican–American War.
Guthrie County is one of the six counties that make up the Des Moines–West Des Moines, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area.[4]