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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 had died in the Mexican–American War.
Guthrie County is one of the six counties that make up the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
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| 1851 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1855 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1859 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 3,058
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| 1870 | 7,061
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| 1880 | 14,394
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| 1890 | 17,380
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| 1900 | 18,729
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| 1910 | 17,374
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| 1920 | 17,596
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| 1930 | 17,324
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| 1940 | 17,210
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| 1950 | 15,197
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| 1960 | 13,607
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| 1970 | 12,243
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| 1980 | 11,983
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| 1990 | 10,935
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Guthrie County, Iowa, United States
Research Tips
Resources
Guthrie County IAGenWeb
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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