Archer City

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Archer City

Total population

1,233

Median home value

$138,900

14.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$52,500

Archer City$53k

National$74k

Elevation324 m

Land area5.76 km²

Weather98°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates33.59°, -98.63°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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. 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.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Archer City, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Texas

• Dean
  25.7 mi away
• Elbert
  31 mi away
• Cashion Community
  31.3 mi away
• Bryson
  32.6 mi away
• Electra
  34.7 mi away
• Bowie
  44.9 mi away · pop. 5,770
• Chico
  51.9 mi away
• Bridgeport
  55.9 mi away · pop. 6,331
• Alvord
  56 mi away
• Breckenridge
  60.2 mi away
• Decatur
  65.1 mi away
• Cool
  65.4 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Archer City

Nuremberg, a Renaissance city, 1500-1618

Jeffrey Chipps Smith · 1983

El Taller de Gráfica Popular

Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery. · 1985

Whatever happened to Jacy Farrow?

Ceil Cleveland · 1997

Women of war

Casey Clabough · 2014

International directory of company histories

Jay P. Pederson · 2005

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Harris, Throckmorton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-31 · 45 mi
• Wildfire Bufford Creek, Stephens, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 56 mi
• Wildfire Ross, Palo Pinto, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 60 mi
• Wildfire SOUTH RAILROAD, Comanche, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 70 mi
• Wildfire RAILROAD SOUTH, Comanche, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 70 mi
• Wildfire PINTO, Stephens, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-08 · 82 mi
• Wildfire MEERS, Comanche, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-08 · 86 mi
• Wildfire 2690, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 111 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).