Archer County, Texas

Archer County is a located in the  of, and was formed in  from. It is part of the. As of, the population estimate is 9,095, up from 8,854 in. Its is. Archer is named for, a commissioner for the. (See .)

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,398 (926 ). 2,356 km² (910 sq mi) of it is land and 42 km² (16 sq mi) of it (1.74%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,854 people, 3,345 households, and 2,515 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (10/sq mi). There were 3,871 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.54%, 0.08% or , 0.62% , 0.12% , 0.03% , 2.28% from , and 1.32% from two or more races. 4.87% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,345 households out of which 37.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.00% were living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.80% were non-families. Of all unmarried parter households, 89.8% were heterosexual, 1.9% were same-sex male, and 8.3% were same-sex female.

21.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.20% under the age of 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 years of age 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 the median income for a family was $45,984. Males had a median income of $31,386 versus $22,119 for females. The for the county was $19,300. About 6.80% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 10.80% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The following school districts serve Archer County:
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once served portions of Archer County, but it closed after Fall 2006.

Ranching Industry
The Seymour Division of the sprawling 320,000 deeded acre (1400 km²) is located north of  in  and part of Archer County. The Seymour Division consists of 34,000 acres (120 km²) which was formally 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 family and La Escalera Limited Partnership and is managed by partner Jo Lyda Granberg and her husband K. G. Granberg of Seymour. extends over much of and portions of Reeves, Brewster, Archer and Baylor Counties. It is known for its reputation herd of Black Angus cattle and its abundant wildlife.