Archer City, Texas



 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
Archer City is located at 33.59417°N, -98.62639°W (33.594036, –98.626499).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 sqmi, of which 0.04 sqmi is covered by water.

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

Government and infrastructure
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.

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.

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.