Badger, Alaska

Badger is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairbanks North Star Borough. The population of the CDP was 19,482 as of the 2010 Census.[1] It has an area of 66.71 sq. mi, 65.63 of land and 1.08 of water.[1] The town would be a major city in Alaska if it were incorporated and not as close to Fairbanks. Along with 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, Alaska
CDP
Western end of Badger Road, Badger & Fairbanks, Alaska
Location within Fairbanks North Star Borough and the state of Alaska
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughFairbanks North Star
Government
 • Borough mayorBryce J. Ward
 • State senatorsClick Bishop (R)
John Coghill (R)
Pete Kelly (R)
 • State reps.Steve Thompson (R)
Tammie Wilson (R)
Adam Wool (D)
Area
 • Total66.71 sq mi (172.78 km2)
 • Land65.63 sq mi (169.98 km2)
 • Water1.08 sq mi (2.8 km2)
Population
 • Total19,482
 • Density296.85/sq mi (112.76/km2)

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
201019,482—
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

Badger first appeared on the 2010 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP).[3]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  3. ftp://ftp2.census.gov/library/publications/2012/dec/cph-1-4.pdf



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