Archer County, Texas
County seat: Archer City · Population 9,129 (2025) · 903 sq mi
Archer County is the 172nd most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 9,129 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Archer City. It is part of the Northwest region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 6 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Archer County facts
- County seat
- Archer City
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 9,129 +6.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 903 sq mi 136th largest of 254
- Water area
- 22 sq mi
- Population density
- 10 per sq mi
- Established
- 1858
- Named after
- Branch T. Archer Texan politician (1790-1856)
- Largest city
- Holliday 1,733
- Median household income
- $72,159
- Cities and towns
- 6
- ZIP codes
- 10
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48009
Cities and towns in Archer County
Archer County has 6 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Archer County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holliday | City | 1,733 | |
| Archer City (county seat) | City | 1,627 | |
| Lakeside City | Town | 1,307 | |
| Scotland | City | 432 | |
| Windthorst | Town | 337 | Clay County |
| Megargel | Town | 178 |
ZIP codes in Archer County
10 ZIP codes reach into Archer County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 76302 also Wichita County
- 76308 also Wichita County
- 76310 also Wichita and Clay counties
- 76351
- 76360 also Wichita, Wilbarger and Baylor counties
- 76366
- 76370
- 76374 also Young and Throckmorton counties
- 76379
- 76389 also Clay and Jack counties
Population of Archer County, 2020–2025
Archer County grew by 577 people (+6.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 34 more deaths than births and a net gain of 610 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 8,553 |
| 2021 | 8,707 |
| 2022 | 8,866 |
| 2023 | 9,046 |
| 2024 | 9,140 |
| 2025 | 9,129 |
Neighboring counties
- Young County south · 18,154 people
- Wichita County north · 129,555 people
- Baylor County west · 3,472 people
- Clay County northeast · 10,764 people
- Jack County southeast · 9,563 people
- Throckmorton County southwest · 1,554 people
- Wilbarger County northwest · 12,481 people
Printable Archer County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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