Archer City, Texas
Archer City is the seat of Archer County, set in the rolling ranch country of North Texas roughly 96 miles northwest of Fort Worth. The town sits around a historic courthouse square and is known in Texas for its literary associations, in a quiet stretch of ranchland well west of the Dallas-Fort Worth cities.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 1,627
- Change from 2020 base
- +1.4%
- Land area
- 2.4 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Archer County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Archer County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
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County context
What to know around Archer City
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Archer City.
History / Literature
Archer City is the hometown of novelist Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry grew up in Archer City. He based much of his early fiction on the town, and the 1971 film of The Last Picture Show was shot there.
Property tax
How to lower your Archer County property tax bill with a homestead exemption
If you live in your Archer County home, you may qualify for a homestead exemption that lowers your property tax bill.
Property tax / Agriculture
Agricultural valuation can sharply cut Archer County land taxes
Farm or ranch land in Archer County may be taxed on what it can produce, not on what it would sell for. That can mean much lower taxes.
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