Soldier Township, Shawnee County, Kansas

Soldier Township, Shawnee County, Kansas
Civil township
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Coordinates: 39°09′17″N 95°39′40″W / 39.15472°N 95.66111°W / 39.15472; -95.66111[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyShawnee
PlattedApril 1887; 137 years ago (April 1887)[2]
Government
 • TypeBoard
 • AdministratorAudree Guzman[3]
Area
[4]
 • Total
60 sq mi (200 km2)
Elevation
[1]
968 ft (295 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total
15,109
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
GNIS ID478472[1]
Websitesoldiertownship.com

Soldier Township is a civil township in northeast Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. Elsewhere is Soldier Township, Jackson County, Kansas.

History

The Great Flood of 1844 covered the area 20 feet (6.1 m) deep.[6]

The township was platted in April 1887.[2]

In World War II, a local factory supplied the military, and then Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company bought it.[2]

The modern township's government's main purpose is road maintenance and fire protection services. It is served by Seaman USD 345 school district in neighboring Topeka, Kansas.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b c "Soldier Township, Shawnee County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ a b c d Bird, Roy (1976). Witness of the times: A history of Shawnee County. Shawnee County Historical Society and the Shawnee County American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. pp. 98, 327, 330. ISBN 0-916934-03-9.
  3. ^ "Soldier Township". Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "About Soldier Township". Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Soldier township, Shawnee County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Jennings, T. B. (1906). "The Climatology of Kansas". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science (1903–). 20. doi:10.2307/3624669.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Shawnee County, Kansas


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