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Archer, Nebraska

Archer, Nebraska
Census-designated place
Archer is located in Nebraska
Archer
Archer
Archer is located in the United States
Archer
Archer
Coordinates: 41°10′00″N 98°08′20″W / 41.16667°N 98.13889°W / 41.16667; -98.13889
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyMerrick
Area
[1]
 • Total1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2)
 • Land1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,745 ft (532 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total68
 • Density67.86/sq mi (26.19/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
68816
FIPS code31-01920
GNIS feature ID2583872[2]

Archer is an unincorporated rural small town and census-designated place (CDP) in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 68.[3] The Archer post office carries the ZIP Code 68816.[4]

History

The community is named for Robert T. Archer.[5] A post office was established at Archer in 1887,[6] and it is still in use.

Geography

Archer is in northwestern Merrick County, lying along local roads south of Nebraska Highway 92 and about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Central City, the county seat.[7] There is a credit union, a grainery and other businesses and services, as well as homes, in the community.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Archer CDP has an area of 1.00 square mile (2.59 km2), all of it recorded as land.[1] Prairie Creek passes through the south side of the community, flowing northeast to join the Platte River between Silver Creek and Columbus.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
201081—
202068−16.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[3][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Archer, Nebraska
  3. ^ a b c "P1. Race – Archer CDP, Nebraska: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-26.
  6. ^ "Merrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  7. ^ Google Maps
  8. ^ "P1. Race – Archer CDP, Nebraska: 2010 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 20, 2024.


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