Editing 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 [[Texas State Highway 79|State Highway 79]] and [[Texas State Highway 25|State Highway 25]]. It is located {{convert|25|mi|km}} south of [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]], and is part of the [[Wichita Falls metropolitan area|Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area]]. Its population was 1,601 at the [[2020 United States census|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>{{Handbook of Texas|id=hja11|name=Archer City, Texas}}</ref><ref name=HofT-BTA>{{Handbook of Texas|id=far02|name=Branch Tanner Archer}}</ref><ref name=LSJ-BTA>[http://www.lsjunction.com/people/archer.htm Branch T. Archer (1790-1856)] - at the Lone Star Junction</ref><ref name=NHC-BTA>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040302184339/http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a10/archer.htm Branch Tanner Archer] - at the [[Naval Historical Center]]</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Archer City Round Up July 4 - 21. (25654886854).jpg|thumb|left|Archer City Round Up, July 4, 1921]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.2|sqmi|km2||abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} 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>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=313014&cityname=Archer+City%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Archer City, Texas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
| 1910 = 825
| 1920 = 689
| 1930 = 1512
| 1940 = 1675
| 1950 = 1901
| 1960 = 1974
| 1970 = 1722
| 1980 = 1862
| 1990 = 1748
| 2000 = 1848
| 2010 = 1834
| 2020 = 1601
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Archer City racial composition as of 2020'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4803696&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic''){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,372
|85.7%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|14
|0.87%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|18
|1.12%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|2
|0.12%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|3
|0.19%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|75
|4.68%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|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>{{cite news|last1=Campion|first1=Steve|title=Texas' youngest mayor barely old enough to drink|url=http://abc13.com/politics/texas-youngest-mayor-barely-old-enough-to-drink/2613615/|access-date=8 November 2017|work=KTRK-TV Houston|date=7 November 2017}}</ref>

Eight miles (12.8&nbsp;km) west-southwest of the city lies a {{convert|2|mi|km|adj=on}} 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  [[33rd parallel north|33°N]]. The antenna has no public access and restricted entry.<ref>[http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/track/spasur_at.htm US Naval Space Command Space Surveillance System] - at the [[Federation of American Scientists]]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20070422120948/http://www.trust-us.ch/cryptome/02-Eyeball-Series-061213/kicka-eyeball.htm 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).

==Notable people==
* [[Maurice Benton Ball]], served in the [[Texas House of Representatives]] 1963–1965.
* [[Angela Kinsey]], [[actress]], in [[The Office]], lived in Archer City as a teenager
* [[Larry McMurtry]], novelist and screenwriter
* [[Graham B. Purcell, Jr.]], [[U.S. representative]] from [[Texas's 13th congressional district]]

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center" widths="180px">
Image:ArcherCity2 (1 of 1).jpg|Archer County Courthouse
Image:ArcherCity6 (1 of 1).jpg|County Courthouse Jail
Image:ArcherCity5 (1 of 1).jpg|Downtown Archer City
Image:ArcherCity4 (1 of 1).jpg|City Hall in Archer City
Image:ArcherCity1 (1 of 1).jpg|Historic buildings in Archer City
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Archer City, Texas}}
* [http://www.archercity.org/ Archer City]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040803024459/http://www.esc9.net/acisd/ Archer City Independent School District Official Website]
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hja11|name=Archer City}}
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