Archer City, Texas

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Coordinates: 33°35′39″N 98°37′35″W﻿ / ﻿33.59417°N 98.62639°W﻿ / 33.59417; -98.62639
Country| United States
State| Texas
County| Archer
Government

• Mayor| Kelvin Green
Area

[1]

• Total| 2.22 sq mi (5.76 km2)
• Land| 2.19 sq mi (5.68 km2)
• Water| 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation

[2]

| 1,066 ft (325 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 1,601
• Density| 720/sq mi (280/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

76351

Area code| 940
FIPS code| 48-03696[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1351239[2]
Website| www.archercity.org
Archer City Round Up, July 4, 1921

Archer City is a city in and the county seat of Archer County, Texas, United States. The city lies at the junction of State Highway 79 and State Highway 25. It is located 25 miles (40 km) south of Wichita Falls, and is part of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area. Its population was 1,601 at the 2020 census.[4]

The city is named for Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas.[5][6][7][8]

## Geography

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Archer City is located at 33°35′39″N 98°37′35″W﻿ / ﻿33.59417°N 98.62639°W﻿ / 33.59417; -98.62639 (33.594036, –98.626499).[9]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2), of which 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) is covered by water.

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

|
|
|

1910| 825| | —
1920| 689| | −16.5%
1930| 1,512| | 119.4%
1940| 1,675| | 10.8%
1950| 1,901| | 13.5%
1960| 1,974| | 3.8%
1970| 1,722| | −12.8%
1980| 1,862| | 8.1%
1990| 1,748| | −6.1%
2000| 1,848| | 5.7%
2010| 1,834| | −0.8%
2020| 1,601| | −12.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]
Archer City racial composition as of 2020[4]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[a] Race  | Number  | Percentage

|
|

White (NH)  | 1,372  | 85.7%
Black or African American (NH)  | 14  | 0.87%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)  | 18  | 1.12%
Asian (NH)  | 2  | 0.12%
Some Other Race (NH)  | 3  | 0.19%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)  | 75  | 4.68%
Hispanic or Latino | 117  | 7.31%
Total | 1,601 |

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,601 people, 717 households, and 340 families residing in the city.

## Government and infrastructure

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Kelvin Green was elected mayor of Archer City in 2014 at the age of 18. He ran unopposed and was in high school. He was re-elected in 2017.[12]

Eight miles (12.8 km) west-southwest of the city lies a 2-mile (3.2 km) antenna, the Lake Kickapoo Field Station, operated by the 20th Space Control Squadron, and part of the Air Force Space Surveillance System, used for observing objects passing over the United States. It is the primary anchor transmitter for the Space Command southern "fence" (or "Space Fence") network for monitoring the space defense system. It extends east-to-west across America at about 33°N. The antenna has no public access and restricted entry.[13][14]

## Education

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Archer City is served by the Archer City Independent School District, with one campus consisting of Archer City High School (grades 7–12) and Archer City Elementary School (grades K–6).

## Notable people

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* Maurice Benton Ball, served in the Texas House of Representatives 1963–1965.
* Larry McMurtry, novelist and screenwriter known for Terms of Endearment, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove, and The Last Picture Show, the last of which was filmed in Archer City.[5][15][16]
* Graham B. Purcell, Jr., U.S. representative from Texas's 13th congressional district from 1962 to 1973, born in Archer City in 1919 Angela Kinsey Actor from The Office from 2005 to 2013 born in Archer City in 1971

## Climate

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The climate in this area is characterized as very hot, with humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, Archer City has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps.[17]

## Gallery

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* Archer County Courthouse

* County Courthouse Jail

* Downtown Archer City

* City Hall in Archer City

* Historic buildings in Archer City

## References

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1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Archer City, Texas
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
5. ^ a b Archer City, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
6. ^ Branch Tanner Archer from the Handbook of Texas Online
7. ^ Branch T. Archer (1790-1856) \- at the Lone Star Junction
8. ^ Branch Tanner Archer \- at the Naval Historical Center
9. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
10. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
11. ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
12. ^ Campion, Steve (November 7, 2017). "Texas' youngest mayor barely old enough to drink". KTRK-TV Houston. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
13. ^ US Naval Space Command Space Surveillance System \- at the Federation of American Scientists
14. ^ Eyeballing the Lake Kickapoo Space Surveillance Station \- at Trust Us
15. ^ Filming locations for The Last Picture Show \- at IMDb
16. ^ Filming locations for Texasville \- at IMDb
17. ^ Climate Summary for Archer City, Texas

1. ^ Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[11]

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