Archer County, Texas

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This Edaphosaurus boanerges fossil skeleton from Archer County is on display in Harvard Museum of Natural History.
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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 area.

History

In 1858, the Texas Legislature established Archer County from portions of Fannin County, and it organized in 1880.[4] It is named for Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". are land and Script error: No such module "convert". (2.4%) are covered by water.[5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Geology

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Archer County is part of the Texas Red Beds, which are strata of red-colored sedimentary rock from the Early Permian. One of the most prominent red-bed fossil sites in the county is the Geraldine Bonebed.[6] The fossils of Permian-period vertebrates in the Texas Red Beds were first discovered by Edward Drinker Cope in 1877.[7][8] Subsequent research has revealed rare fossils of Permian period amphibians such as Trimerorhachis,[9] and rich deposits of other Permian tetrapods such as Dimetrodon and Diadectes.[10]

Demographics

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2010[24] 2020[25]

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Archer County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[26] Pop 2010[27] Pop 2020[25] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 8,263 8,182 7,356 93.33% 90.37% 85.93%
Black or African American alone (NH) 7 34 30 0.08% 0.38% 0.35%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 47 47 71 0.53% 0.52% 0.83%
Asian alone (NH) 11 18 18 0.12% 0.20% 0.21%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 3 3 0 0.03% 0.03% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 3 4 21 0.03% 0.04% 0.25%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 89 91 322 1.01% 1.01% 3.76%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 431 675 742 4.87% 7.46% 8.67%
Total 8,854 9,054 8,560 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the census[28] of 2000, 8,854 people, 3,345 households, and 2,515 families resided in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. The 3,871 housing units averaged Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 95.54% White, 0.08% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.28% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. About 4.87% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,345 households, 37.20% had children under 18 living with them, 65.00% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.80% were not families. Of all unmarried partner households, 89.8% were heterosexual, 1.9% were same-sex male, and 8.3% were same-sex female. About 21.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.20% had someone who was 65 or older living alone. The average household size was 2.63, and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the age distribution was 28.20% under 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,514, and for a family was $45,984. Males had a median income of $31,386 versus $22,119 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,300. About 6.80% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 10.80% of those age 65 or over.

Education

These school districts serve Archer County:[29]

Megargel Independent School District once served portions of Archer County,[30] but it closed in 2006.[31]

The county is in the service area of Vernon College.[32]

Ranching industry

The Seymour Division of the sprawling 320,000-deeded-acre (1400 km2) La Escalera Ranch is located north of Seymour, Texas in Baylor County with portions in Archer County. The Seymour Division consists of Script error: No such module "convert"., which formerly was known as the Cross Bar Ranch when it was owned by the Claude Cowan Sr. Trust. The ranch was purchased in January 2005 by the Gerald Lyda family and La Escalera Limited Partnership, and is managed by partner Jo Lyda Granberg and her husband K. G. Granberg of Seymour. La Escalera Ranch also extends over much of Pecos County and portions of Reeves and Brewster Counties. It is known for its herd of Black Angus cattle and its abundant wildlife.

Joseph Sterling Bridwell, a Wichita Falls philanthropist and oilman, also owned a ranch in Archer County.[33]

Dairy industry

Archer County is one of the more prominent areas of dairy product production in Texas. The two southeastern Archer County cities of Scotland and Windthorst have 37 functioning dairy farms nearby as of 2019. The dairy industry moved to the area in the early 1900s and has persisted through the years. Though this area has many operating dairies, the number of dairy cattle makes up a fractions of the numbers that are raised in the other dairy pockets of Texas such as Dalhart/Dumas and the Stephenville area. Every dairy farm in the Scotland/Windthorst area is family owned, and this is from where most of the economy of the two cities derives.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Politics

Archer County is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by Republican James Frank, a businessman from Wichita Falls. Archer County is heavily Republican, and has voted for the presidential candidate of that party in every election since 1980.

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Communities

Cities

Towns

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

See also

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References

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  7. ↑ Cope, E. D. Descriptions of extinct vertebrata from the Permian and Triassic formations of the United States. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 1877. Volume 17:182–195. JSTOR. Accessed on August 28, 2017.
  8. ↑ Case, E.C.The Red Beds between Wichita Falls, Texas, and Las Vegas, New Mexico, in Relation to Their Vertebrate Fauna. The Journal of Geology, vol. 22, no. 3, 1914, pp. 243–259. JSTOR. Accessed on August 28, 2017.
  9. ↑ Henry, Randy. NRCS and Landowner Team Up With Houston Museum after Rare Species Discovery.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Template:Cbignore Natural Resources Conservation Service. Accessed on August 28, 2017.
  10. ↑ Caulfield, Dave. Prehistoric Predators: Fossil Findings in Seymour 'Redefining'. Newschannel 6: October 25, 2015. Accessed on August 28, 2017.
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  30. ↑ Texas Education Agency: See map of Archer County. Retrieved on April 9, 2020.
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  32. ↑ Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.207. VERNON REGIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
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