Community Description
Short Description: A bedroom community to Gainesville and 80 miles from Jacksonville, Archer has a long agricultural history of citrus since the 1880s.
Prior to 1850, the town was called Deer Hammock and later Dardens Hammock was located on a 40-acre town site. In 1858, the Florida Town Improvement Company owned by the Florida Railroad Company, that operated between Fernandina and Cedar Key laid out the community. Town resident and former US Senator, David Levy Yulee named Archer after General James T. Archer Florida's first Secretary of State (1845-49) who had helped Yulee with the incorporation of his cross-state railroad.
Local attractions include the Archer Historical Railroad Museum.
Community events include Yulee Days.
Nearby communities include East Bronson (7.5 miles), Newberry (9.5 miles), Bronson (10 miles), Williston (11 miles), East Williston (12 miles), Williston Highlands (13 miles), Gainesville (15.5 miles) and Micanopy (16.5 miles).
Population: 1,452
Year of Incorporation: 1850
Location: North Central Florida
Tax Rate: 4.00
Taxes Levied (per capita): $59.33
Total Area: 2.27 square miles
City Hall: City of Archer
401 West Main St, PO Box 39
Archer, FL 32618-0039
352.495.2880; 352.495.2445 Fax
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Library: Archer Branch Library
204 North University Ave, Archer, FL 32618
352.495.3367
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