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Archer City, Texas

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Archer City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76351. The Survey maps it on the Archer City West quadrangle. 1,601 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,063 feet above sea level.

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Archer City within Archer County

On record in Archer City

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Archer City fell from 1,834 to 1,601 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,834
20201,601-233 (-13%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

110 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Archer City between 2005 and 2020, burning about 20,892 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined43
Debris and open burning30
Equipment and vehicle use18
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Natural7
Arson/incendiarism2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceANDREWS ROAD REKINDLE
6 September 2013Debris and open burning50 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceANDREWS ROAD FIRE
6 September 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceW. CHESTNUT
4 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service209 W CHESTNUT
27 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceEVERGREEN & POPULAR
21 September 2015Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service79 NORTH...SOUTH OF ARCHER
2 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 210
16 September 2015Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceDILLARD ESTATES

Every fire recorded in Archer County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Archer City: 2 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Abercrombie Ranch-1CopperOccurrence1873
Isbell MineCopperPast Producer1864, 1882
Judge Kerr ProspectCopperPast Producer1895, 1898
Spring MountainCopperOccurrence1873

Every working recorded in Archer County

Storms near this place

60 of 135 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Archer City in 135 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 91 hail, 28 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 5 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1998Thunderstorm WindArcher City$10,500no account filed
May 2020Thunderstorm WindArcher City$10,000Two transformers blown and a tin roof blown off of a house.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindArcher City$10,000Power lines were downed along Highway 79, causing parts of Archer City to be without power. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 2007FloodArcher City$10,000Two houses on Coleman Road were evacuated due to continued high water. Monetary damages were estimated.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindArcher City$5,000Roof blown off building and reported in the Archer City Fire Dept parking lot.
May 2000Tornado (F0)Archer City$2,500This tornado formed 1 mile south of Archer City. Minor damage was sustained to the roof of a tin barn, and some fences were damage, which is consistent with an F0 rating.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindArcher City$2,000Roof damage along Hwy 79 and West Evergreen in Archer City.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindArcher City$500Power poles were blown down in Archer City.
September 1996Thunderstorm WindArcher City$200no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindArcher City$100Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph blew tree limbs down on power lines.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindArcher City$100An 18-inch diameter tree was blown over by severe thunderstorm winds.
April 2026HailArcher City-The location is approximate.
May 2025HailArcher City-The report was relayed by amateur radio.
June 2025Tornado (EFU)Archer City-A brief tornado was observed by storm chasers northwest of Archer City. No damage was reported and the specific location of the tornado is estimated.
July 2025HailArcher City-The report was relayed by amateur radio. The location is approximate.
March 2024HailArcher City-Report relayed via amateur radio.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindArcher City-Trees down at a home.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindArcher City-A power pole reported down along with sporadic tree damage.
June 2019Flash FloodArcher City-An estimated 8 inches of water flowing over the road on state Highway 79 near Anarene.
August 2016Flash FloodArcher City-Water flowed over state highway 79.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindArcher City-A wind gusts to 63 mph was also measured at 2305 cdt.
June 2007FloodArcher City-HWY 16 Cutoff was closed one mile south of HWY 281 due to high water.
June 2007Flash FloodArcher City-St. HWY 79 closed due to high water.
June 2007Flash FloodArcher City-The roadway that approaches City Lake at Archer City was flooded due to continued heavy rainfall.
June 2007FloodArcher City-HWY 79 was closed due to continued high water.
June 2007FloodArcher City-HWY 368 was closed between HWY 25 and Holliday due to high water.
May 2007Flash FloodArcher City-Hwy 79 was was closed when six inches of water was running over the pavement.
June 2007FloodArcher City-HWY 79 was closed due to continued high water.
September 2005HailArcher City-Hail was observed on Highway 25.
August 2005Flash FloodArcher City-At 9:10 am CST and 10:30 am CST, the Texas Department of Transportation reported that Texas State Highway 210 was closed due to floodwaters from the Middle Fork of the Little Wichita River, 9 miles west of Archer City, and the South Fork of the Little River, 2 miles west of Archer City.
August 2005Flash FloodArcher City-At 10:30 am CST, the Texas Department of Transportation reported that Texas State Highway 422 was closed due to floodwaters along Briar Creek and Kickapoo Creek 14 miles west of Archer City.
June 2003HailArcher City-Hail was observed on Highway 79.
April 2002HailArcher City-Hail was reported near Highway 210.
May 2000Tornado (F0)Archer City-This tornado developed 3 miles southwest of Archer City and dissipated quickly, resulting in no damage (F0).
May 1999HailArcher City-Hail was reported near Highway 79.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindArcher City-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated at 65 mph in Archer City.
May 1997Flash FloodArcher City-Highway 79 was closed due to high water.
April 1995HailArcher City-Severe thunderstorms moved across western parts of North Texas through the afternoon and evening. Hail as large as quarters was reported in Wilbarger County one mile north of Lockett, in Baylor County eight miles north of Mabelle, and in Wichita County one mile north of Holliday. Severe thunderstorm winds also blew a three foot diameter tree onto a house in Burkburnett in Wichita County.
April 1995HailArcher City-Severe thunderstorms moved across western parts of North Texas through the afternoon and evening. Hail as large as quarters was reported in Wilbarger County one mile north of Lockett, in Baylor County eight miles north of Mabelle, and in Wichita County one mile north of Holliday. Severe thunderstorm winds also blew a three foot diameter tree onto a house in Burkburnett in Wichita County.
August 1994HailArcher City-Severe thunderstorms across Clay and Archer Counties produced hail up to golfball size and isolated wind damage. Power poles were reported downed 9 miles south of Windthorst
August 1994Thunderstorm WindArcher City-Severe thunderstorms the evening of the 14th produced areas of wind damage over Wichita and Archer County. High winds ripped the roof off of a metal building at Burkburnett, and ripped the shingles off a roof and caused fence damage 7 miles west-northwest of Archer City.
August 1994HailArcher City-Isolated severe thunderstorms near Archer City produced dime size hail.
August 1994HailArcher City-Severe thunderstorms across Clay and Archer Counties produced hail up to golfball size and isolated wind damage. Power poles were reported downed 9 miles south of Windthorst
August 2023HailArcher City-no account filed
May 2023HailArcher City-no account filed
November 2022HailArcher City-no account filed
September 2022HailArcher City-no account filed
August 2020Thunderstorm WindArcher City-no account filed
May 2020Thunderstorm WindArcher City-no account filed
May 2020HailArcher City-no account filed
May 2020HailArcher City-no account filed
April 2019HailArcher City-no account filed
June 2019HailArcher City-no account filed
May 2015HailArcher City-no account filed
May 2015HailArcher City-no account filed
May 2012Thunderstorm WindArcher City-no account filed
April 2011HailArcher City-no account filed
May 2011HailArcher City-no account filed
April 2008HailArcher City-no account filed
March 2006HailArcher City-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Archer County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Anarene7.9 miles7
Luke Wilson9.3 miles9
Scotland9.3 miles8
Windthorst10.1 miles7
Dads Corner10.9 miles9
Black Flat13.3 miles9
Holliday15.7 miles8
Hartex15.8 miles8

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Archer CityAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q632687The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1351239. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.