Badger, Iowa

Badger, Iowa
Location of Badger, Iowa
Location of Badger, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°36′55″N 94°8′40″W / 42.61528°N 94.14444°W / 42.61528; -94.14444
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyWebster
Area
 • Total1.13 sq mi (2.91 km2)
 • Land1.13 sq mi (2.91 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,152 ft (351 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total522
 • Density464.00/sq mi (179.10/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
50516
Area code515
FIPS code19-04195
GNIS feature ID0454304

Badger is a Town in Webster County, Iowa, United States. The population was 522 at the 2020 census.[2] The town got its name from Badger Creek, which itself got its name when a group of soldiers from Fort Dodge in the early 1850s saw a badger for the first time.[3]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Webster County Bicentennial Commission (1976). Webster's Prairies: The Township History of the County. Fort Dodge, Iowa. p. 114. OCLC 3618204.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)