Guthrie County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- Founded
- January 15, 1851
- Seat
- Guthrie Center
- Largest city
- Guthrie Center
- Total
- 593 sq mi (1,540 km )
- Land
- 591 sq mi (1,530 km )
- Water
- 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km ) 0.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 10,782
- Density
- 18.0/sq mi (6.94/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- www .guthriecounty .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Guthrie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,623. The county seat is Guthrie Center. The county was formed on January 15, 1851, and named after Captain Edwin B. Guthrie, who died in the Mexican–American War. Guthrie County is one of the six counties that make up the Des Moines metropolitan area.
Geography