Anderson, South Carolina Anderson, South Carolina City of Anderson Top, left to right: Downtown Anderson, First Baptist Church of Anderson, Old Anderson County Courthouse, Anderson University, Anderson County Courthouse, Lake Hartwell view from City of Anderson Recreation Park Top, left to right: Downtown Anderson, First Baptist Church of Anderson, Old Anderson County Courthouse, Anderson University, Anderson County Courthouse, Lake Hartwell view from City of Anderson Recreation Park Location of Anderson, South Carolina Location of Anderson, South Carolina County Anderson Anderson is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The populace was 26,686 at the 2010 census, and the town/city was the center of an urbanized region of 75,702. It is one of the principal metros/cities in the Greenville-Mauldin-Anderson Metropolitan Statistical Area, adjoining with Anderson County, which had a populace of 187,126 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 major cities that makes up the Upstate region and is nicknamed "The Electric City" and "The Friendliest City in South Carolina".
Anderson's spirit and character of life have earned nationwide recognition as Anderson County was titled an "All-America City" in 2000.
Anderson is the home of Anderson University, a selective private elected college of approximately 3,400 undergraduate and graduate students.
Cherokee first settled the region of what is today the town/city of Anderson.
In 1791 the South Carolina council created the Washington District which comprised Greenville, Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties.
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 with respect to 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.
In 1851 the Johnson Female Seminary was established in Anderson as the first college of the town and was titled after William Bullein Johnson.
The treasury office of Anderson was ransacked by Union forces and the chief building of Johnson University was used as a Union headquarters.
A minor skirmish erupted at the Battle of Anderson dominant to two Union casualties. After the war a Union garrison was stationed in Anderson.
Anderson became one of the first metros/cities in the Southeastern United States to have electricity.
Anderson also became the first town/city in the world to supply a cotton gin by electricity.
In 1911 Anderson College was established by the Anderson Chamber of Commerce.
Anderson College was a successor to the Johnson Female Seminary and is affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention in particular the First Baptist Church of Anderson.
Anderson College became a co-ed two year junior college in 1930 and in 2006 it became Anderson University. Anderson is positioned in the northwest corner of South Carolina on the Piedmont plateau.
Anderson is a 1-hour drive from the Blue Ridge Mountains and a 4-hour drive from the South Carolina coast.
Anderson lies roughly at the midpoint of the busy I-85 corridor between Atlanta, Georgia, and Charlotte, North Carolina.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 14.6 square miles (37.9 km2), of which 14.6 square miles (37.8 km2) is territory and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.30%, is water. Anderson College Historic District Anderson Downtown Historic District Anderson Historic District See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Anderson County, South Carolina North Anderson Historic District Home to the Anderson University Trojans.
Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center A 300-acre (120 ha) region that includes the Anderson Civic Center, a 37,000 square feet (3,400 m2) facility, as well as one of South Carolina's biggest amphitheaters that can accommodate 15,000 citizens , a huge castle-like play structure with play equipment, a 64-acre (26 ha) sports center with 7 baseball/softball fields, 3 soccer fields, disc golf course, and 8 tennis courts.
The ASCE is Anderson's biggest recreational area.
In the county, Anderson has a grow company climate.
Anderson County, in particular, has 11 automotive suppliers and is a primary player in the plastic industry, with 27 plastics companies positioned inside its borders.
An - Med Health is one of the top employers in the county and the major healthcare network for Anderson.
The town/city of Anderson is served by the Anderson County School System (specifically, Anderson School District Five).
The school precinct has eleven elementary schools, five middle schools, and two high schools.
Robert Anderson Middle School Anderson University Anderson Christian School Montessori School of Anderson Anderson University Anderson is served by Anderson County Regional Airport (IATA: AND, ICAO: KAND).
The airport is 3 miles (4.8 km) away from Anderson and has 2 runways; runway 5/23 is 6,000 feet (1,800 m) and runway 17/35 is 5,000 feet (1,500 m).
Anderson has five signed exits on I-85, presently the city's only freeway.
Anderson has four bus routes (Blue, Green, Red, and Gold) that travel to most primary areas of the city, running every hour. and also receives service from Clemson Area Transit (CATS) via the 4 - U route. The town/city uses both newer hybrid buses and older style street cars resembling Anderson's old streetcars.
The Anderson Jockey Lot is also a well known shopping region located on US 29 about 7.5 miles from the heart of the city.
The Anderson Jockey Lot is said to be the South's biggest flea market and the World's best one. Anderson Mall is Anderson's biggest shopping center.
Anderson is the central town/city of an urbanized region with a total populace of 70,530 (2000 census).
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Adam Minarovich, film director and actor, Anderson University alumnus (The Walking Dead) James Michael Tyler, actor who portrayed Gunther on the NBC sitcom Friends, alumnus of Anderson University Anderson has 2 sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International.: "Anderson (city) Quick - Facts".
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"History of Anderson, South Carolina".
"Anderson: "The Electric City"".
"Anderson University - Anderson, South Carolina".
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Anderson city, South Carolina".
"News City of Anderson, SC".
"Clemson Area Transit - Anderson Route".
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Municipalities and communities of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States
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