Anderson County | |
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| Motto(s): "Experience, Excel, Enjoy In Anderson County, SC" | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
 South Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°31′N 82°38′W / 34.52°N 82.64°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Carolina |
| Founded | 1826 |
| Named for | Robert Anderson |
| Seat | Anderson |
| Largest community | Anderson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 755.76 sq mi (1,957.4 km2) |
| • Land | 713.85 sq mi (1,848.9 km2) |
| • Water | 41.91 sq mi (108.5 km2) 5.55% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 203,718 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 213,076  |
| • Density | 270/sq mi (100/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Anderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 203,718.[1] Its county seat is Anderson.[2] Named for Revolutionary War leader Robert Anderson,[3] the county is located in northwestern South Carolina, along the state line of Georgia. Anderson County is included in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.[4] Anderson County contains 55,950-acre (22,640 ha) Lake Hartwell, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake with nearly 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of shoreline for residential and recreational use. The area is a growing industrial, commercial and tourist center. It is the home of Anderson University, a private, selective comprehensive university of approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students.[5]
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2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Palmetto Place Names. Sloane Printing Co. p. 11.
- ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 23-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Anderson University Celebrates Highest Enrollment in its 111-Year History". andersonuniversity.edu. October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2023.