Badger, Alaska

Badger is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Fairbanks North Star Borough of Alaska. 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] Badger's designation as a Place made it number 4 by population behind Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau in a list of Alaska Cities and census-designated places (by population). Along with Fairbanks, and North Pole 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
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Fairbanks North Star
Government
• Borough mayor	Bryce J. Ward
• State senators	Click Bishop (R) John Coghill (R) Scott Kawasaki (D)
• State reps.	Steve Thompson (R) Adam Wool (D)
Area
• Total	66.71 sq mi (172.78 km^2)
• Land	65.63 sq mi (169.98 km^2)
• Water	1.08 sq mi (2.8 km^2)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	19,482
• Density	296.85/sq mi (112.76/km^2)

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.[2] 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.		%±
2010	19,482		—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Badger first appeared on the 2010 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP).[4]

• Total population: 19,482

• Female: 9,283
• Males per 100 females: 109.9

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

• 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

• 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. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. 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.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
4. 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.