Editing Archdale, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
Archdale is located primarily in Randolph County and extends north into Guilford County. It is bordered to the southwest by the city of [[Trinity, North Carolina|Trinity]] and to the north by the city of [[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]].

[[Interstate 85 in North Carolina|Interstate 85]] passes through Archdale, with access from Exits 111 and 113. I-85 leads northeast {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] and southwest {{convert|77|mi}} to [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]. [[Interstate 74 in North Carolina|Interstate 74]] passes just east of Archdale, leading northwest {{convert|26|mi}} to [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]] and southeast {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Asheboro, North Carolina|Asheboro]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Archdale has a total area of {{convert|21.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.06|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.27%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Archdale city, North Carolina |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3701720 |access-date=January 6, 2017 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The city is within the watershed of the [[Deep River (North Carolina)|Deep River]], a tributary of the [[Cape Fear River]].  [[Muddy Creek (Deep River tributary)|Muddy Creek]], a tributary of the Deep River rises within the city limits of Archdale.