  archer county is a county located in the us state of texas. as of the 2010 census, its population was 9,054. its county seat is archer city. the county was formed in 1858 from fannin county and is named for branch tanner archer, a commissioner for the republic of texas. archer county is part of the wichita falls, tx metropolitan statistical area. archer county is represented in the texas house of representatives by the republican james frank, a businessman from wichita falls. ==geography== according to the u.s. census bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (2.4%) is water. ===major highways=== *20px 23px u.s. highway 82/u.s. highway 277 *20px u.s. highway 281 *20px state highway 25 *20px state highway 79 *20px state highway 114 ===adjacent counties=== *wichita county (north) *clay county (east) *jack county (southeast) *young county (south) *baylor county (west) ==demographics== {{uscensuspop |18
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