Archer City, Texas

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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 Template:Convert south of Wichita Falls, and is part of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area. Its population was 1,601 at the 2020 census. Archer City is notable as a filming location for the motion picture The Last Picture Show (1971) and its sequel Texasville (1990), both based upon novels written by Archer City native Larry McMurtry. <ref name=":0" />

The city is named for Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas.<ref name=HofT-AC,T>Template:Handbook of Texas</ref><ref name=HofT-BTA>Template:Handbook of Texas</ref><ref name=LSJ-BTA>Branch T. Archer (1790-1856) - at the Lone Star Junction</ref><ref name=NHC-BTA>Branch Tanner Archer - at the Naval Historical Center</ref>

Geography

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Archer City Round Up, July 4, 1921

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is covered by water.

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.<ref>Climate Summary for Archer City, Texas</ref>

Demographics

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**Archer City racial composition as of 2020**<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
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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

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Eight miles (12.8 km) west-southwest of the city lies a Template:Convert 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.<ref>US Naval Space Command Space Surveillance System - at the Federation of American Scientists</ref><ref>Eyeballing the Lake Kickapoo Space Surveillance Station - at Trust Us</ref>

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).