Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Official Name: | Badger Township |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Webster County |
Leader Title: | County Board of Supervisors |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | October 10, 1865 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 37.0 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.2 |
Population Total: | 314 |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Badger Township is in Webster County, Iowa, United States. The population is 1,287 with 646 males and 641 females. The land area is 37sqmi and the water area 0.2sqmi[1] The township 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.[2]
The township has three cemeteries: Blossom Hill, Hovey, and Pioneer.