Guthrie County, Iowa

Guthrie County
Guthrie County
County
	Guthrie County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Iowa
	Iowa's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 41°41′00″N 94°30′00″W / 41.683333333333°N 94.5°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
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.guthriecounty.org

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]

^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 146.
^ United States Office of Management and Budget. "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). pp. 5, 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2006.