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Population (year 2000): 1,668. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,617 (-3.1% change)
Males: 753 (45.1%), Females: 915 (54.9%)
Guthrie County
Zip code:
50115
Median resident age: 42.8 years
Median household income: $30,714 (year 2000)
Median house value: $50,500 (year 2000)
Races in Guthrie Center:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Other race (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (29.5%), Irish (13.8%),
English (13.5%), Danish (9.5%), United States (7.3%), Dutch
(6.1%).
Elevation: 1150 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Guthrie Center
- High school or higher: 79.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Guthrie Center city
- Never married: 15.8%
- Now married: 56.4%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 16.6%
- Divorced: 10.5%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +3 (+0.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Guthrie Center:
- GUTHRIE COUNTY HOSPITAL (710 NORTH 12TH
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Guthrie Center:
- GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles;
JEFFERSON, IA)
- ADAIR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
GREENFIELD, IA)
- DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; PERRY, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Guthrie Center:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 60 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 64 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 100 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Guthrie Center:
- GUTHRIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 5 miles; GUTHRIE
CENTER, IA; ID: GCT)
- JEFFERSON MUNI (about 25 miles; JEFFERSON, IA; ID:
EFW)
- ANITA MUNI-KEVIN BURKE MEMORIAL FIELD (about 25
miles; ANITA, IA; ID: Y43)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Guthrie Center:
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; DES MOINES, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 82 miles; LAMONI,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
Public high school in Guthrie Center:
- GUTHRIE CENTER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 168;
Location: 906 SCHOOL ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Guthrie Center:
- GUTHRIE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
296; Location: 900 N 4TH ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- GUTHRIE CENTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
86; Location: 906 SCHOOL ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Guthrie Center:
- MARY J. BARNETT MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $83,500; Location: 400 GRAND; 27,881 books;
1,725 audio materials; 371 video materials; 86 serial
subscriptions)
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