Anderson, California
| Anderson, California | |
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| City | |
 Location in Shasta County and the state of California |
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 Anderson, California
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| Coordinates: 40°27′8″N 122°17′48″W / 40.45222°N 122.29667°WCoordinates: 40°27′8″N 122°17′48″W / 40.45222°N 122.29667°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Shasta |
| Incorporated | January 16, 1956 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.620 sq mi (17.145 km2) |
| • Land | 6.372 sq mi (16.504 km2) |
| • Water | 0.248 sq mi (0.642 km2) 3.74% |
| Elevation | 430 ft (132 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 9,932 |
| • Density | 1,500/sq mi (580/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 96007 |
| Area code(s) | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-02042 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0277470 |
| Website | http://ci.anderson.ca.us/ |
Anderson is a city in Shasta County, California, USA, approximately 10 miles south of Redding. The population was 9,932 at the 2010 census, up from 9,022 at the 2000 census.
The city was named after ranch owner Elias Anderson who granted the Oregon and California Railroad trackage rights and land for a station.
Railroad activity came to the area in 1872. Anderson is named after Elias Anderson, who owned the largest land grant in the vicinity. The town's Anderson River Park sits on part of the original land grant owned by Anderson.
Anderson is located at 40°27′08″N 122°17′48″W / 40.452092°N 122.296560°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17 km2), of which, 6.4 square miles (17 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (3.74%) is water.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Anderson has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Anderson had a population of 9,932. The population density was 1,500.3 people per square mile (579.3/km²). The racial makeup of Anderson was 8,273 (83.3%) White, 70 (0.7%) African American, 426 (4.3%) Native American, 256 (2.6%) Asian, 17 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 353 (3.6%) from other races, and 537 (5.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,070 persons (10.8%).
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