Archer, Nebraska

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Archer, Nebraska
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°10′00″N98°08′20″W / 41.16667°N 98.13889°W / 41.16667; -98.13889
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Merrick
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2)
 • Land1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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1,745 ft (532 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
68
 • Density67.8/sq mi (26.19/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
68816
FIPS code 31-01920
GNIS feature ID2583872 [2]

Archer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northwestern 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]

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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]

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%±
2010 81—
2020 68−16.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [3] [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Archer, Nebraska
  3. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 63.
  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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