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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Badger, Alaska
| official_name = Badger, Alaska
| settlement_type = [[census-designated place|CDP]]
| settlement_type = [[census-designated place|CDP]]
|image_skyline = Western end of Badger Road, Badger and Fairbanks, Alaska.JPG
|imagesize = 250px
|image_caption = Badger Road is a side road of the [[Richardson Highway]] between Fairbanks and North Pole and provides primary access to the majority of the CDP. The Fairbanks end is viewed from the Richardson Highway overpass.
| image_map = Fairbanks North Star Borough Alaska incorporated and unincorporated areas Badger highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 260px
| map_caption = Location within [[Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska|Fairbanks North Star Borough]] and the state of [[Alaska]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type1 = State
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Alaska]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Alaska]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska|Fairbanks North Star]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska|Fairbanks North Star]]
| area_total_sq_mi = 66.71
| area_total_sq_mi = 66.70
| area_total_km2 = 172.78
| area_total_km2 = 172.75
| area_land_sq_mi = 65.63
| area_land_sq_mi = 65.66
| area_land_km2 = 169.98
| area_land_km2 = 170.04
| area_water_sq_mi = 1.08
| area_water_sq_mi = 1.05
| area_water_km2 = 2.8
| area_water_km2 = 2.71
| population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
| population_total = 19,482 [[List of cities and census-designated places in Alaska|Ranked 4th]]
| population_total = 19031
| population_density_km2 = 112.76
| population_density_km2 = 111.92
| population_density_sq_mi = 296.85
| population_density_sq_mi = 289.86
| leader_title = Borough [[mayor]]
| leader_name = Bryce J. Ward
|leader_title1 = [[Alaska Senate|State senators]]
|leader_name1 = [[Scott Kawasaki]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])<br>[[Robert Myers Jr.|Robert Myers]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
|leader_title2 = [[Alaska House of Representatives|State reps.]]
|leader_name2 = [[Mike Prax]] (R)<br>[[Will Stapp]] (R)<br>[[Frank Tomaszewski]] (R)
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 02-05000
|pop_est_as_of =
|pop_est_footnotes =
|population_est =
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_02.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
}}
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'''Badger''' is a [[census-designated place|CDP]] in [[Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska|Fairbanks North Star Borough]]. The population of the CDP was 19,482 as of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]].{{GR|1}} It has an area of 66.71 sq. mi, 65.63 of land and 1.08 of water.{{GR|1}} The town would be a major city in [[Alaska]] if it were incorporated and not as close to [[Fairbanks, Alaska|Fairbanks]]. Along with [[North Pole, Alaska|North Pole]] and Fairbanks, Badger is a major community of the [[Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. It was one of the CDPs created in 2010 out of small suburbs and outskirts of Fairbanks.
'''Badger''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the [[Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska|Fairbanks North Star Borough]] of [[Alaska]]. It was one of the CDPs created in 2010 out of small suburbs and outskirts of Fairbanks. It has an area of 66.71 sq. mi, 65.63 of land and 1.08 of water.<ref name="GR1" />

The population of the CDP was 19,031 as of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], down from 19,482 in 2010.<ref name="2020 Census Data">
{{cite web
| url = https://live.laborstats.alaska.gov/cen/2020-census-data.html
| title = 2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places
| format = Web
| publisher = State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development
| access-date = October 31, 2021
}}
</ref><ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Badger's designation as a Place made it number 5 by population, behind Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and Knik-Fairview, in a list of [[Alaska#Cities and census-designated places (by population)|Alaska Cities and census-designated places (by population)]]. Badger is a major community of the [[Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|2010= 19482
|2020= 19031
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
Badger first appeared on the 2010 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP)<ref>Alaska: 2010 - Summary Population and Housing Characteristics{{cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-1/cph-1-3.pdf |title=2010 Census of Population and Housing |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=June 30, 2012 |website=U.S. Department of Commerce - Economics and Statistics Administration |publisher=U.S. CENSUS BUREAU - census.gov |access-date=July 11, 2020}}</ref> with a total population of 19,482.

=== Sex ===
For every 100 females there were 109.9 males.
{| class=wikitable
|-
|colspan="2"| 18 years and over
|colspan="2"| 65 years and over
|-
| Total || Female || Total || Female
|-
| 13,744 || 6,518 || 1,017 || 445
|}

=== Age ===
* Median Age: 31.4
* Total population Under 18 years: 29.5%
* Total population 65 years and over: 5.2%

{| class=wikitable
|-
| Under 5 || 5 to 17 || 18 to 20 || 21 to 24
| 25 to 34 || 35 to 44 || 45 to 54 || 55 to 59
| 60 to 64 || 65 to 74 || 75 to 84 || 85 and over
|-
| 1,685 || 4,053 || 789 || 1,133
| 3,089 || 2,771 || 2,979 || 1,138
| 828 || 764 || 200 || 53
|}

=== Households ===
* Total households: 6,858
* Family households: 5,118
* Family households with own children under 18 years: 52.6%
* Family households Husband-wife family: 4,183
* Family households Husband-wife family with own children under 18 years: 49.2%
* Family households Female householder, no husband present: 525
* Family households Female householder, no husband present, with own children under 18 years: 69.1%
* Nonfamily households: 1,740
* Nonfamily households Householder living alone: 1,301
* Nonfamily households Householder living alone 65 years and over: 213
* Average size House-holds: 2.84
* Average size Families: 3.25


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska]]




Latest revision as of 21:39, 18 April 2024

Badger, Alaska
CDP
Badger Road is a side road of the Richardson Highway between Fairbanks and North Pole and provides primary access to the majority of the CDP. The Fairbanks end is viewed from the Richardson Highway overpass.
Badger Road is a side road of the Richardson Highway between Fairbanks and North Pole and provides primary access to the majority of the CDP. The Fairbanks end is viewed from the Richardson Highway overpass.
Location within Fairbanks North Star Borough and the state of Alaska
Location within Fairbanks North Star Borough and the state of Alaska
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughFairbanks North Star
Government
 • Borough mayorBryce J. Ward
 • State senatorsScott Kawasaki (D)
Robert Myers (R)
 • State reps.Mike Prax (R)
Will Stapp (R)
Frank Tomaszewski (R)
Area
[1]
 • Total66.70 sq mi (172.75 km2)
 • Land65.66 sq mi (170.04 km2)
 • Water1.05 sq mi (2.71 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total19,031
 • Density289.86/sq mi (111.92/km2)
FIPS code02-05000

Badger is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Fairbanks North Star Borough of Alaska. It was one of the CDPs created in 2010 out of small suburbs and outskirts of Fairbanks. It has an area of 66.71 sq. mi, 65.63 of land and 1.08 of water.[2]

The population of the CDP was 19,031 as of the 2020 Census, down from 19,482 in 2010.[3][2] Badger's designation as a Place made it number 5 by population, behind Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and Knik-Fairview, in a list of Alaska Cities and census-designated places (by population). Badger is a major community of the Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
201019,482—
202019,031−2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Badger first appeared on the 2010 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP)[5] with a total population of 19,482.

Sex

[edit]

For every 100 females there were 109.9 males.

18 years and over 65 years and over
Total Female Total Female
13,744 6,518 1,017 445

Age

[edit]
  • Median Age: 31.4
  • Total population Under 18 years: 29.5%
  • Total population 65 years and over: 5.2%
Under 5 5 to 17 18 to 20 21 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 59 60 to 64 65 to 74 75 to 84 85 and over
1,685 4,053 789 1,133 3,089 2,771 2,979 1,138 828 764 200 53

Households

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  • Total households: 6,858
  • Family households: 5,118
  • Family households with own children under 18 years: 52.6%
  • Family households Husband-wife family: 4,183
  • Family households Husband-wife family with own children under 18 years: 49.2%
  • Family households Female householder, no husband present: 525
  • Family households Female householder, no husband present, with own children under 18 years: 69.1%
  • Nonfamily households: 1,740
  • Nonfamily households Householder living alone: 1,301
  • Nonfamily households Householder living alone 65 years and over: 213
  • Average size House-holds: 2.84
  • Average size Families: 3.25

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  3. ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Alaska: 2010 - Summary Population and Housing Characteristics"2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). U.S. Department of Commerce - Economics and Statistics Administration. U.S. CENSUS BUREAU - census.gov. June 30, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2020.

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