History of Anderson, South Carolina
Anderson is a city located in Anderson County, South Carolina. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a population of 25,514 and is the center of an urbanized area of 70,530. It is the principal city of and seat of Anderson County, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area (population: 165,740, according to 2000 estimates by the United States Census, 2000|U.S. Census Bureau), which is further included in the larger Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Combined Statistical Area (population: 1,185,534, according to 2005 U.S. Census Bureau estimates).
It is the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina|Anderson County{{GR|6}}. 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."
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