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Welcome to Guthrie County ...

Time Zone: Guthrie County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Guthrie Center is the Seat for Guthrie County.

Guthrie County was founded July 8, 1851 and was created by taking area from Jackson County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Guthrie had a population of 10,689 people. This is a decrease of 2.27% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,937 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Guthrie represented 0.36% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Guthrie County:

  • Adair
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Adair is located in Guthrie County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
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  • Bagley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bagley is located in Guthrie County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Bayard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayard is located in Guthrie County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
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  • Casey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Casey is located in Guthrie County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
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  • Guthrie Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jamaica
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jamaica is located in Guthrie County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
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  • Menlo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Menlo is located in Guthrie County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
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  • Panora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Panora is located in Guthrie County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
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  • Stuart
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stuart is located in Guthrie County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
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  • Yale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Yale is located in Guthrie County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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