Badger, Iowa

Badger, Iowa
—  City  —
Location of Badger, Iowa
Coordinates:
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Webster
Area
 • Total 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
 • Land 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 1,152 ft (351 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 610
 • Density 360.7/sq mi (139.3/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 50516
Area code(s) 515
FIPS code 19-04195
GNIS feature ID 0454304

Badger is a city in Webster County, Iowa, United States. The population was 610 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Badger is located at (42.615303, -94.144454).[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 610 people, 227 households, and 172 families residing in the city. The population density was 360.7 people per square mile (139.4/km2). There were 232 housing units at an average density of 137.2 per square mile (53.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.67% White, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 227 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $21,458 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,573. About 6.1% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.