Anderson, South Carolina
| Anderson, South Carolina | |
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| City | |
| City of Anderson | |
Top, left to right: Downtown Anderson, Anderson County Courthouse, 1911 Westinghouse generator from Portman Shoals Power Plant in Generator Park, Anderson University, Old Anderson County Courthouse
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| Motto: "The Electric City" | |
 Location of Anderson, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 34°30′52″N 82°38′56″W / 34.51444°N 82.64889°WCoordinates: 34°30′52″N 82°38′56″W / 34.51444°N 82.64889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Anderson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager government |
| • Mayor | Terence Roberts |
| • City Manager | John Moore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.6 sq mi (37.9 km2) |
| • Land | 14.6 sq mi (37.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 26,686 |
| • Density | 1,829/sq mi (706.0/km2) |
| Website | www |
Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 26,686 at the 2010 census, and the city was the center of an urbanized area of 75,702. It is one of the principal cities in the Greenville-Mauldin-Anderson Metropolitan Statistical Area, contiguous with Anderson County, which had a population of 187,126 at the 2010 census. It is further included in the larger Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Combined Statistical Area, with a total population of 1,266,995, at the 2010 census. Anderson is just off Interstate 85 and is 120 miles (190 km) from Atlanta and 140 miles (230 km) from Charlotte.
Anderson is the smallest of the three primary cities that makes up the Upstate region and is nicknamed "The Electric City" and "The Friendliest City in South Carolina". Anderson's spirit and quality of life have earned national recognition as Anderson County was named an "All-America City" in 2000.
Anderson is the home of Anderson University, a selective private comprehensive university of approximately 3,400 undergraduate and graduate students.
Cherokee first settled the area of what is today the city of Anderson. During the American Revolution the Cherokee sided with the British. After the American Revolutionary War the Cherokee surrendered their land. In 1791 the South Carolina legislature created the Washington District which comprised Greenville, Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties. The Washington District was then divided into Greenville and Pendleton districts. Anderson, Pickens and Oconee comprised the newly created Pendleton district. Anderson was settled in 1826 and incorporated in 1828 as Anderson Court House separating from the Pendleton district. The name Anderson is in honor of Robert Anderson who fought in the American Revolutionary War and also explored the Anderson region in the mid-17th century. Anderson County was also established in 1826 out of the Pendleton district.
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