Badger, Iowa
Badger, Iowa | |
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Location of Badger, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 42°36′51″N 94°08′41″W / 42.61417°N 94.14472°W | |
| Country | USA |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Webster |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.12 sq mi (2.91 km2) |
| • Land | 1.12 sq mi (2.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,155 ft (352 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 522 |
| • Density | 464/sq mi (179.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 50516 |
| Area code | 515 |
| FIPS code | 19-04195 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394050 |
Badger is a Town in Webster County, Iowa, United States. The population was 522 at the 2020 census. 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.