Area facts

Guthrie

Guthrie, Oklahoma by the numbers, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Population
11,243
Median home value
$186,600
Median year homes were built
1970
Size
18 square miles

Where Guthrie is

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Guthrie compared with the other areas we serve

Guthrie had about 11,243 people in the 2020-2024 Census estimates, the 9th largest of the 13 areas on our map, spread over 18 square miles.

That is about 625 people per square mile, 46% fewer than Oklahoma City's 1,148.

The median home value is $186,600, 19% below Oklahoma City's $231,300 and the 12th highest of the 13.

The typical home here was built in 1970, about 56 years ago, which puts Guthrie 3rd oldest of the 13 by home age.

The areas closest to Guthrie in median home value are Arcadia ($187,500) and Yukon ($198,900).

By land area it sits near Moore (22.1 square miles) and Jones (13.7 square miles).

For the schools in this part of the metro, see the Guthrie Public Schools page.

What to know about Guthrie

Guthrie was the first capital of Oklahoma Territory and then of the state, until the capital moved to Oklahoma City in 1910. Its downtown is a National Historic Landmark district with more than 2,000 buildings, mostly from the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Guthrie is in Logan County, which is one of the four counties we work in. See Logan County.

Homes here are in Guthrie Public Schools, which had about 3,483 students across 7 schools (grades Pre-K-12) in 2024-25. We confirm the assigned school for any home before you decide.

Places on our Guthrie guide include Carnegie Library, Guthrie Public Library, Jelsma Stadium, Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum, Oklahoma Territorial Museum, and Owen's Arts Place Museum.

Guthrie Public Schools schools include Central ES, Charter Oak ES, Cotteral ES, Fogarty ES, Guthrie HS, Guthrie Jhs, Guthrie Upper ES.

Restaurants and cafes on our Guthrie map include Billy Sim's BBQ, Blue Belle House, Boomarang Diner, C+C Eatery, China Garden, China Star, El Rodeo, El Taco Loco, Gages Steakhouse, Guthrie Brewing Company.

For shopping and groceries, the map lists Cash Savers, Pollard's Gourmet Grocery, Walmart Supercenter, A Novel Idea Bookshop, Above the Rest, Above the Rest Antiques, Ant Gertrude's House, Antique Gallery of Guthrie, Boutique 206.

Parks and open space on the map: Apocrathy Gardens, Banner Park, Highland Park, Honor Park, Lyons Park, Mineral Wells Park, Noble Park, Owen Park.

Things to do, from libraries and museums to theaters, golf and fitness: Carnegie Library, Gallery Grazioso, Guthrie Public Library, Guthrie Scottish Rite Temple, 89er Bowl, Cedar Valley Golf Club, Guthrie Roundup Club, Highland Park Disc Golf, Beacon Drive in Theater, Guthrie Ghost Walk.

On our Guthrie map, by category: parks 11, arts and culture 16, recreation 5, restaurants 26, grocery 3, shopping 40, entertainment 10. Open the Guthrie guide.

History

  • A Santa Fe railroad station called Deer Creek was set up on the site in March 1887, and the town was later named for Kansas jurist John Guthrie.
  • Guthrie was founded on April 22, 1889, during the Land Run, when the Unassigned Lands opened to settlement.
  • Four separate towns formed at the site that year and merged in the summer of 1890.
  • Guthrie served as Oklahoma's first state capital from 1907 to 1910, until voters moved the capital to Oklahoma City on June 11, 1910.

Getting around

  • Guthrie sits on U.S. Highway 77.
  • The Oklahoma Historical Society describes Guthrie as 32 miles north of Oklahoma City.
  • The city lists the Guthrie-Edmond Regional Airport among its offices.

Things to do

  • Oklahoma Territorial Museum: run by the Oklahoma Historical Society in the 1902 Carnegie Library building.
  • Highland Park: a city park that is home to a disc golf course.
  • Liberty Lake and Guthrie Lake: lakes south of the city.
  • 89er Day: held each April.
  • Guthrie Jazz Banjo Festival: held on Memorial Day weekend.
  • Territorial Christmas: an annual holiday celebration.
  • Guthrie RenFair, Guthrie Juneteenth and Guthrie Scare Grounds: events listed on the city's visitor site.

The city

  • Guthrie is the county seat of Logan County.
  • The city government lists a city manager and city council on its website.

Schools

Guthrie is served by Guthrie Public Schools in Logan County, which appears as the district on Oklahoma state school report cards.

Services

  • The city's Utility Department handles water, sewer and garbage service accounts.
  • The city lists Police and Fire/EMS offices, Public Works, a library, animal control and a cemetery office.

Nearby: Edmond and Oklahoma City.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020-2024 estimates. Not exact counts.