Soldier

History

The first settlement was made at Soldier in 1877, and the town was laid out in the same year. Soldier took its name from Soldier Creek. The city was incorporated in 1896. Soldier was affected by the June 2008 tornado outbreak sequence: a man was found dead outside the city on the morning of June 11, 2008, killed by a tornado estimated at wide.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Soldier has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  259
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  200
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  183
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  147
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  145
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  143
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  143
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  132

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2018-09-06
  1 km N of Junction City, Kansas
• M 2.6 — 2018-07-20
  1 km WNW of Saint Joseph, Missouri
• M 2.5 — 2015-12-14
  4 km WNW of Junction City, Kansas
• M 2.9 — 2014-01-06
  5 km NW of Liberty, Nebraska
• M 3.6 — 2009-12-17
  2 km NW of Auburn, Nebraska
• M 3.1 — 2007-03-23
  5 km N of Nortonville, Kansas