Soldier Township, Shawnee County, Kansas Explained

Settlement Type:Civil township
Coordinates:39.1547°N -95.6611°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Shawnee
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Platted
Government Type:Board
Leader Title:Administrator
Leader Name:Audree Guzman[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:60
Elevation Ft:968
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:15109
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:785
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:478472

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 deep.[3]

The township was platted in April 1887.[4]

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

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.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soldier Township . June 30, 2024.
  2. Web site: Soldier township, Shawnee County, Kansas . . June 30, 2024.
  3. Jennings . T. B. . 1906 . The Climatology of Kansas . Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science (1903–) . 20 . 10.2307/3624669 . free.
  4. Book: Bird, Roy . Witness of the times: A history of Shawnee County . 1976 . Shawnee County Historical Society and the Shawnee County American Revolution Bicentennial Commission . 0-916934-03-9 . 98,327,330.
  5. Web site: About Soldier Township . June 30, 2024.