Soldier, Iowa

Soldier, Iowa
Downtown Soldier, Iowa
Downtown Soldier, Iowa
Location of Soldier, Iowa
Location of Soldier, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°59′5″N 95°46′48″W / 41.98472°N 95.78000°W / 41.98472; -95.78000
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyMonona
Area
 • Total0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)
 • Land0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,165 ft (355 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total184
 • Density593.55/sq mi (229.17/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
51572
Area code712
FIPS code19-73785
GNIS feature ID0461739

Soldier is a city in Monona County, Iowa, United States, along the Soldier River. The population was 184 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]

Soldier was so named from a nearby unmarked grave of a soldier.[3]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 125.