| Official Name: | Archer City, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#United States |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Texas##Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Label: | Archer City |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Archer |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Kelvin Green |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.76 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.68 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.08 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.22 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.19 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1601 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1066 |
| Coordinates: | 33.5942°N -98.6264°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 76351 |
| Area Code: | 940 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-03696[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1351239 |
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 25miles 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.[3] [4]
Archer City is located at 33.5942°N -98.6264°W (33.594036, –98.626499).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2NaN, of which 0.04sqmi is covered by water.
| 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 |
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.[7]
Eight miles (12.8 km) west-southwest of the city lies a 2miles 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.[8] [9]
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).
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.[12]