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Badger

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Badger

Total population

18,677

Median home value

$310,600

23.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$97,183

Badger$97k
National$74k
Land area66.71 km²
Weather41°F · Areas Of Freezing Fog
Coordinates64.80°, -147.39°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Active weather alerts
  • Hydrologic Outlook · Unknown
    Hydrologic Outlook issued September 3 at 11:18AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Area
66.71 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Median age
35.1
Median home value
$310,600
Housing units
7,602
Poverty rate
4.2%
Unemployment
6.2%

Race & ethnicity

White
78.7%
Black
1%
Asian
1.1%
Hispanic
6.2%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
64.8001
Longitude
-147.3851
Water area
1.05 mi²
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Today
41°F
Areas Of Freezing Fog
Tonight
29°F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
42°F
Partly Sunny then Chance Rain And Snow
Thursday Night
29°F
Chance Rain And Snow
Friday
38°F
Chance Light Snow
Friday Night
26°F
Rain And Snow Likely

Forecast for Badger, AK from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
31.4%
Diabetes
8.1%
Adult obesity
35.6%
Binge drinking
18%
Adult smoking
15%
No leisure activity
22%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
133,536
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    5,651
  • Dark-eyed Junco
    Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,351
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,069
  • Black-capped Chickadee
    Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4,889
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler
    Setophaga coronata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4,365
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,947
  • White-crowned Sparrow
    Zonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves
    3,897
  • American Wigeon
    Mareca americana (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    3,437

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
10
Elementary
7
Middle
2
High
1
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • North Pole High School
    High · North Pole · 617 students · 21.3:1 ratio
  • Tanana Middle School
    Middle · Fairbanks · 545 students · 21:1 ratio
  • North Pole Middle School
    Middle · North Pole · 531 students · 19.7:1 ratio
  • Arctic Light Elementary
    Elementary · Fort Wainwright · 467 students · 21.2:1 ratio
  • Weller Elementary
    Elementary · Fairbanks · 467 students · 20.3:1 ratio
  • Ladd Elementary
    Elementary · Fairbanks · 437 students · 19:1 ratio
  • Ticasuk Brown Elementary
    Elementary · Fairbanks · 397 students · 17.3:1 ratio
  • North Pole Elementary
    Elementary · North Pole · 347 students · 20.4:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
448
Largest magnitude
5.3
Largest event
2024-01-19

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

J
Josh Blackburn
American ice hockey goaltender
I
Intuition
American rapper
Pheonix Copley
Pheonix Copley
American ice hockey player
J
Jeff Ayers
American actor
M
Morry Hollowell
American cover artist and colorist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alaska

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.56
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
934

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
430
Avg daily Wikipedia views
14
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Badger

Hunting Badger
Hunting Badger
Tony Hillerman · 1999
Stock status of arctic grayling in the Chena River and Badger Slough during 1996
William P. Ridder · 1997
The trail of a sourdough
May Kellogg Sullivan · 1910
Tularemia

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Site
CHENA R BL MOOSE C DAM AK
Distance
4.6 mi
Streamflow
2,110 cfs
Gage height
18.09 ft

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC.

Events

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • USGS NWIS (water data)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET