Editing Guthrie County, Iowa

{{short description|County in Iowa, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county       = Guthrie County
 | state                = Iowa
 | ex image             = Guthrie County IA Courthouse.jpg
 | ex image size        = 240px
 | ex image cap         = [[Guthrie County Courthouse (Iowa)|Guthrie County Courthouse]]
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1851
 | founded date         = 
 | seat wl      = Guthrie Center
 | largest city wl      = Guthrie Center
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 593
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 591
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 2.5
 | area percentage      = 0.4
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 10623
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 10722 {{gain}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | time zone           = Central
 | footnotes            = 
 | web                  = www.guthriecounty.org
 | district             = 3rd }}

'''Guthrie County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Iowa]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 10,623.<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Guthrie Center, Iowa|Guthrie Center]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was formed on January 15, 1851, and named after Captain [[Edwin B. Guthrie]],<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n145 146]}}</ref> who died in the Mexican–American War. Guthrie County is one of the six counties that make up the [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]&ndash;[[West Des Moines, Iowa|West Des Moines]], Iowa [[Des Moines metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2006/b06-01.pdf|title=Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses|access-date=July 21, 2006|author=United States Office of Management and Budget|author-link=United States Office of Management and Budget|pages=5, 36|url-status=dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060514003222/http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2006/b06-01.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=May 14, 2006}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|593|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|591|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.5|sqmi}} (0.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

[[File:Guthrie Co IA Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Guthrie County]]  
Example of native vegetation: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whiterock_Conservancy_Neighborhood_New_Wiki_Version.JPG

===Major highways===
*[[File:Circle sign 4.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 4]]
*[[File:Elongated circle 25.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 25]]
*[[File:Elongated circle 44.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 44]]
*[[File:Elongated circle 141.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 141]]

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Greene County, Iowa|Greene County]]  (north)
*[[Dallas County, Iowa|Dallas County]]  (east)
*[[Adair County, Iowa|Adair County]]  (south)
*[[Audubon County, Iowa|Audubon County]]  (west)
*[[Carroll County, Iowa|Carroll County]]  (northwest)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 3058
|1870= 7061
|1880= 14394
|1890= 17380
|1900= 18729
|1910= 17374
|1920= 17596
|1930= 17324
|1940= 17210
|1950= 15197
|1960= 13607
|1970= 12243
|1980= 11983
|1990= 10935
|2000= 11353
|2010= 10954
|2020= 10623
|estyear=2023
|estimate=10722
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 17, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 17, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ia190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 17, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 17, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19077.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 17, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607065343/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19077.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> 
}}
[[File:GuthrieCountyIowaPop2020.png|thumb|right|Population of Guthrie County from US census data]]

===2020 census===
[[File:GuthrieCountyIA2022PopPyr.png|thumb|right|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Guthrie County from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
The 2020 census recorded a population of 10,623 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|10623|594.596890|sqmi|km2}}. 96.86% of the population reported being of one race. 91.86% were non-Hispanic White, 0.34% were Black, 2.58% were Hispanic, 0.22% were Native American, 0.36% were Asian, 0.15% were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 4.50% were some other race or more than one race. There were 5,773 housing units, of which 4,529 were occupied.<ref name=cen2020/>

===2010 census===
The 2010 census recorded a population of 10,954 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|10954|590.63|sqmi|km2}}. There were 5,756 housing units, of which 4,544 were occupied.<ref name="USCB">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-17.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016010401/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-17.pdf |archive-date=October 16, 2020 |url-status=live|title=Population & Housing Occupancy Status 2010|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] American FactFinder|access-date=August 15, 2022}}</ref>

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 11,353 people, 4,641 households, and 3,248 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|19|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 5,467 housing units at an average density of {{convert|9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 98.61% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.12% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.05% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.42% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. 1.06%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

Of the 4,641 households 27.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.00% were non-families. 26.10% of households were one person and 14.10% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.86.

The age distribution was 23.60% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 20.50% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 males.

The median household income was $36,495 and the median family income was $43,601. Males had a median income of $31,018 versus $22,077 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,726. About 5.80% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.90% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
===Cities===
{{div col}}
*[[Adair, Iowa|Adair]]
*[[Bagley, Iowa|Bagley]]
*[[Bayard, Iowa|Bayard]]
*[[Casey, Iowa|Casey]]
*[[Coon Rapids, Iowa|Coon Rapids]]
*[[Guthrie Center, Iowa|Guthrie Center]]
*[[Jamaica, Iowa|Jamaica]]
*[[Menlo, Iowa|Menlo]]
*[[Panora, Iowa|Panora]]
*[[Stuart, Iowa|Stuart]]
*[[Yale, Iowa|Yale]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
*[[Baker Township, Guthrie County, Iowa|Baker Township]]
*[[Bear Grove Township, Guthrie County, Iowa|Bear Grove Township]]
*[[Beaver Township, Guthrie County, Iowa|Beaver Township]]
*[[Cass Township, Guthrie County, Iowa|Cass Township]]
*[[Dodge Township, Guthrie County, Iowa|Dodge Township]]
*[[Grant Township, Guthrie County, Iowa|Grant Township]]
*[[Highland Township, Guthrie County, Iowa|Highland Township]]
*[[Jackson Township, Guthrie County, Iowa|Jackson Township]]
*[[Orange Township, Guthrie County, Iowa|Orange Township]]
*[[Penn Township, Guthrie County, Iowa|Penn Township]]
*[[Richland Township, Guthrie County, Iowa|Richland Township]]
*[[Seely Township, Guthrie County, Iowa|Seely Township]]
*[[Stuart Township, Guthrie County, Iowa|Stuart Township]]
*[[Thompson Township, Guthrie County, Iowa|Thompson Township]]
*[[Union Township, Guthrie County, Iowa|Union Township]]
*[[Valley Township, Guthrie County, Iowa|Valley Township]]
*[[Victory Township, Guthrie County, Iowa|Victory Township]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated Communities===
{{div col}}
*[[Dale City, Iowa|Dale City]]
*[[Glendon, Iowa|Glendon]]
*[[Herndon, Iowa|Herndon]]
*[[Monteith, Iowa|Monteith]]
*[[Morrisburg, Iowa|Morrisburg]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
*[[Diamondhead Lake, Iowa|Diamondhead Lake]]
*[[Lake Panorama, Iowa|Lake Panorama]]

===Population ranking===
The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] of Guthrie County.<ref name=cen2020/>

'''†''' ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Municipal type
!Population (2020 Census)
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 1
|'''†''' '''[[Guthrie Center, Iowa|Guthrie Center]]'''
| City
| 1,593
|- style=background-color:#F0FFF0
| 2
|'''[[Lake Panorama, Iowa|Lake Panorama]]'''
| CDP
| 1,266
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 3
|'''[[Panora, Iowa|Panora]]'''
| City
| 1,091
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 4
|'''[[Stuart, Iowa|Stuart]]''' (''partially in [[Adair County, Iowa|Adair County]]'') 
| City
| 1,059 (1,782 total)
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 5
|'''[[Bayard, Iowa|Bayard]]'''
| City
| 405
|- style=background-color:#F0FFF0
| 6
|'''[[Diamondhead Lake, Iowa|Diamondhead Lake]]'''
| CDP
| 371
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 7
|'''[[Casey, Iowa|Casey]]''' (''partially in Adair County'')
| City
| 368 (387 total)
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 8
|'''[[Menlo, Iowa|Menlo]]'''
| City
| 345
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 9
|'''[[Yale, Iowa|Yale]]'''
| City
| 267
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 10
|'''[[Bagley, Iowa|Bagley]]'''
| City
| 233
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 11
|'''[[Jamaica, Iowa|Jamaica]]'''
| City
| 195
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 12
|'''[[Adair, Iowa|Adair]]''' (''mostly in Adair County'') 
| City
| 18 (791 total)
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 13
|'''[[Coon Rapids, Iowa|Coon Rapids]]''' (''mostly in [[Carroll County, Iowa|Carroll County]]'')
| City
| 0 (1,300 total)
|}

==Politics==
{{PresHead|place=Guthrie County, Iowa|source1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 26, 2018}}</ref>|source2=<ref>The leading "other" candidate, [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]], received 1,303 votes, while Socialist candidate [[Eugene V. Debs|Eugene Debs]] received 74 votes, [[Prohibition Party|Prohibition]] candidate [[Eugene W. Chafin|Eugene Chafin]] received 72 votes.</ref>}}
<!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|4,446|1,974|123|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|4,272|1,985|114|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|3,628|1,732|390|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|3,171|2,569|148|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|3,074|2,625|150|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|3,325|2,614|55|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,840|2,493|136|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,034|2,552|554|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,962|2,234|1,257|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|2,005|2,910|68|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,783|2,517|63|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|3,214|1,866|434|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,644|2,873|124|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,655|2,258|109|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,346|2,063|342|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,169|3,962|15|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,046|2,896|7|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,283|2,981|6|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|5,377|2,281|13|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|3,389|3,392|110|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,042|2,899|36|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|4,733|3,489|33|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|4,155|3,619|296|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,637|3,099|76|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,772|2,235|27|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|4,314|840|2,029|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,338|1,647|114|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,316|1,805|67|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,258|1,390|1,449|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,560|1,532|75|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,857|1,032|161|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,806|1,824|84|Iowa}}
{{PresFoot|1896|Republican|2,541|2,220|64|Iowa}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Iowa}}
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa#Guthrie County|National Register of Historic Places listings in Guthrie County, Iowa]]
*[[Raccoon River Valley Trail]]
*[[Springbrook State Park]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}<!-- for current and future use if material is uploaded -->
*[http://www.guthriecounty.org County website]

{{Geographic Location
| Centre    = Guthrie County, Iowa
| North     = [[Greene County, Iowa|Greene County]]
| Northeast =
| East      = [[Dallas County, Iowa|Dallas County]]
| Southeast =
| South     = [[Adair County, Iowa|Adair County]]
| Southwest =
| West      = [[Audubon County, Iowa|Audubon County]]
| Northwest = [[Carroll County, Iowa|Carroll County]]
}}

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