Badger, Alaska

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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 senatorsClick Bishop (R)
John Coghill (R)
Scott Kawasaki (D)
 • State reps.Steve Thompson (R)
Adam Wool (D)
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.

Fort Wainwright the Army and National Guard installation of Fairbanks is inside the Badger Place geographic boundaries. The military estimates that the installation serves approximately 7,000 Soldiers and 6,500 Family Members, 2,400 Civilians and Contractors and 7,800 Retirees and Veterans.[4] The Soldiers and Family Members are very transient but the total population number less so. A significant portion of the Badger population reported in the 2010 Census were Soldiers and Family Members of Fort Wainwright.

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
201019,482—
202019,031−2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Badger first appeared on the 2010 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP)[6] with a total population of 19,482.

Sex[]

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[]

  • 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[]

  • 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[]

  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. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  3. ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. ^ USAG Alaska, Fort Wainwright is considered an overseas tour."Military Installations USAG Alaska, Wainwright". U.S. Department of Defence. Military OneSource. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ 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. 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2020-07-11.

Coordinates: 64°48′19″N 147°24′37″W / 64.80528°N 147.41028°W / 64.80528; -147.41028


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