Badger, Alaska
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| Badger, Alaska | |
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| CDP | |
Location within Fairbanks North Star Borough and the state of Alaska |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Fairbanks North Star |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Luke Hopkins[1] |
| • State senators | Click Bishop (R) John Coghill (R) Pete Kelly (R) |
| • State reps. | Steve Thompson (R) Tammie Wilson (R) Adam Wool (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.71 sq mi (172.78 km2) |
| • Land | 65.63 sq mi (169.98 km2) |
| • Water | 1.08 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 19,482 Ranked 4th |
| • Density | 296.85/sq mi (112.76/km2) |
Badger is a CDP in Fairbanks North Star Borough. The population of the CDP was 19,482 as of the 2010 Census.[2] It has an area of 66.71 sq. mi, 65.63 of land and 1.08 of water.[2] 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.
References[edit]
- ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 6.
- ^ a b c "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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Coordinates: 64°48′19″N 147°24′37″W / 64.80528°N 147.41028°W
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