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Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Archer
Area
• 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	1,066 ft (325 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,601
• Density	721.2/sq mi (278.0/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	76351
Area code(s)	940
FIPS code	48-03696
GNIS feature ID	1351239

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.

The city is named for Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas.

Geography
Demographics
Education
Notable people
Climate
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Geography

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).

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

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
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

**Archer City racial composition as of 2020**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
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.

Education

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

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.
Graham B. Purcell, Jr., U.S. representative from Texas's 13th congressional district from 1962 to 1973, born in Archer City in 1919

Climate

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.