Map of Archer city, Florida

Archer is a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 1,118.

The city is named after James T. Archer, the first Secretary of State of Florida.

Archer city overview:
Name:	Archer city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Florida
County:	Alachua County
Elevation:	92 ft (28 m)
Total Area:	9.10 sq mi (23.57 km²)
Land Area:	9.03 sq mi (23.40 km²)
Water Area:	0.07 sq mi (0.17 km²)
Total Population:	1,140
Population Density:	126.19/sq mi (48.72/km²)
ZIP code:	32618
Area code:	352
FIPS code:	1201775
GNISfeature ID:	0277937
Website:	www.cityofarcher.com

Online Interactive Map

Archer online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Archer location on the U.S. Map. Where is Archer city. — Archer location on the U.S. Map.

Archer location on the Florida map. Where is Archer city. — Location of Archer in Florida.

History

Archer started in the 1840s as a frontier village named Deer Hammock or Darden’s Hammock. The Florida Railroad reached the village in 1858 which shifted the site of the town eastward. At this point the city was renamed Archer, after James T. Archer, Florida’s first Secretary of State. The first trains stopped in Archer in 1859.

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Geography

Archer is located at 29°31′53″N 82°31′11″W / 29.531527°N 82.519633°W / 29.531527; -82.519633. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.9 square miles (18.0 km), of which 6.9 square miles (17.8 km) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km), or 0.60%, is water.