Archer County, Texas

Archer County
County
The Archer County Courthouse in Archer City: The Romanesque style structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
The Archer County Courthouse in Archer City: The Romanesque style structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
Map of Texas highlighting Archer County
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°37′N 98°41′W / 33.61°N 98.69°W / 33.61; -98.69
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1880
Named forBranch Tanner Archer
SeatArcher City
Largest cityArcher City
Area
 • Total
925 sq mi (2,400 km2)
 • Land903 sq mi (2,340 km2)
 • Water22 sq mi (60 km2)  2.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
8,560
 • Density9.3/sq mi (3.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district13th
Websitewww.co.archer.tx.us
This Edaphosaurus boanerges fossil skeleton from Archer County is on display in Harvard Museum of Natural History.
Edaphosaurus boanerges life restoration

Archer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,560.[1][2] Its county seat is Archer City.[3] It is part of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area.

  1. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Archer County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Archer County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.