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Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin | |
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| Nickname: America's First Solar Village | |
 Location of Soldiers Grove in Crawford County, Wisconsin. | |
| Coordinates: 43°23′45″N 90°46′20″W / 43.39583°N 90.77222°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Crawford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.58 sq mi (9.28 km2) |
| • Land | 3.58 sq mi (9.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 592 |
| • Estimate (2019)[4] | 541 |
| • Density | 150.95/sq mi (58.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 608 |
| FIPS code | 55-74550[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1574364[2] |
| Website | soldiersgrove |
Soldiers Grove is a village situated along the Kickapoo River in Crawford County, Wisconsin, in the United States. The population was 592 at the 2010 census. The town is notable for having relocated its central business district due to flooding on the nearby Kickapoo River during the 1970s, and has become a case study in best practices for managed retreat.[6]
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