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Texas Counties
Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state Texas was originally divided
into municipalities, a unit of local government under Spanish and Mexican rule. When the Republic of Texas
gained its independence in 1836, there were 23 municipalities, which became the original Texas counties. Many of
these would later be divided into new counties. The most recent county to be created was Kenedy County in 1921.
The most recent county to be organized was Loving County in 1931 |
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Archer County, Texas
Archer County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Archer City
Year Organized: 1858
Square Miles: 910 |
Court House: P.O. Box 458
County Courthouse
Archer City, TX 76351-0458 |
Etymology - Origin of County Name
Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Archer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, and was formed in 1858 from Fannin County. Archer is
named for Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas.
In November 1879 farmers combined with the small ranchers in Archer County and presented a petition to the
commissioners' court of Clay County calling for the political organization of Archer County. Larger cattle
interests, bitterly opposed to organization, protested and delayed the process, but in the spring of 1880 the court
ordered an election. Archer County was organized on July 27 of that year.
More at Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. ","
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/AA/hca5.html (accessed November 4, 2008).
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 926 square miles (2,398 kmē), of which, 910
square miles (2,356 kmē) of it is land and 16 square miles (42 kmē) of it (1.74%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Wichita County (north)
- Clay County (east)
- Jack County (southeast)
- Young County (south)
- Baylor County (west)
Cities and Towns:
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- Archer City
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- Holliday |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Megargel |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Scotland |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Windthorst |
town |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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