Anderson

Anderson County, SC

Population

29,345

Walk Score

68 · Somewhat Walkable

Median rent

$884

Median home value

$177,300

Founded

1826

Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 28,106 at the 2020 census, making it the 16th-most populous city in South Carolina. It is one of the principal cities in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 975,480 in 2023. It is included in the larger Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 1,590,636 in 2023.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

Anderson College Historic District · listed 1998
Anderson Downtown Historic District · listed 1979
Anderson Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase II) · listed 2018
Anderson Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1987
Anderson Historic District · listed 1971
North Anderson Historic District · listed 2008

Notable landmarks

Caldwell-Johnson-Morris Cottage · listed 1971
Denver Downs Farmstead · listed 2007
Ginn, Robert J. and Lula, House · listed 2019
Kennedy Street School · listed 2007
Orr, Dr. Samuel Marshall, House · listed 1973
Ramer, Ralph John, House · listed 1992
United States Post Office and Court House · listed 2017

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