The general soils associations in the Sun Prairie area include the Dodge-St.
The deposits found in this area include general glacial deposits and marsh deposits, and consist of many small drumlins interspersed with shallow glacial deposits having poorly defined drainage. The eastern part of Dane County, known as the drumlin and marsh physiographic area, includes most of Sun Prairie. This area contains deep glacial deposits created by the Wisconsin Glaciation. The Yahara River Valley encompasses part of the city of Sun Prairie. On January 5, 2007, the city of Sun Prairie, city of Madison, village of DeForest, and town of Burke entered into a cooperative plan under which all remaining land in the town of Burke has been designated for attachment into the cities and village. The city of Sun Prairie includes land that once was part of the towns of Bristol, Burke, Sun Prairie, and Windsor. Geography Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.25 square miles (31.73 km 2), of which, 12.23 square miles (31.68 km 2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km 2) is water. This tragic event was the origin of the tagline "Sun Prairie Strong", a slogan which signifies the city's strength as it comes together as a community. Many citizens and businesses around Sun Prairie offered their support to the Barr family and the affected businesses through fundraising campaigns. Bar owner and Fire Captain Cory Barr was injured in the explosion and died as a result soon after. On July 10, 2018, a gas explosion leveled a downtown city block, destroying a bar and a pizza restaurant, as well as damaging the historic old city hall building and multiple other nearby buildings. On May 15, 1958, the Wisconsin Secretary of State filed the certificate of incorporation of the city of Sun Prairie. In the referendum election on May 6, 1958, 295 voted for incorporating as a city and 284 voted against. On March 17, 1958, the Village Board ordered a referendum election on whether Sun Prairie should incorporate as a city of the fourth class after receiving a petition signed by over 100 electors. The village of Sun Prairie, which grew from that town, was incorporated in an act of the Wisconsin legislature on March 6, 1868. The Town of Sun Prairie was created on February 2, 1846. Charles Bird returned to the area two years later and became the first settler. On June 9, the group emerged at the edge of the prairie and with the sun shining for the first time in days, carved the words "Sun Prairie" into a tree. The group left Milwaukee on May 26, 1837, and traveled for days in the rain. Bird, to build a capitol for the Territory of Wisconsin in Madison. President Martin Van Buren commissioned a party of 45 men, including Augustus A.