Guthrie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,954. 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 five counties that make up the Des Moines - West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (0.4%) is water.Example of native vegetation: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whiterock_Conservancy_Neighborhood_New_Wiki_Version.JPGMajor highways20px Iowa Highway 420px Iowa Highway 2520px Iowa Highway 4420px Iowa Highway 141Adjacent countiesGreene County (north)Dallas County (east)Adair County (south)Audubon County (west)Carroll County (northwest)
