Anderson (South Carolina)

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Anderson
Nickname : The Electric City
Above Left: Downtown Anderson; below left: Anderson County Courthouse, historic power generator; right: Anderson University, Old Anderson County Courthouse.
Above Left: Downtown Anderson; below left: Anderson County Courthouse, historic power generator; right: Anderson University , Old Anderson County Courthouse.
Location of Anderson, South Carolina
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Basic data
Foundation : 1833
State : United States
State : South carolina
County : Anderson County
Coordinates : 34 ° 31 ′  N , 82 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 34 ° 31 ′  N , 82 ° 39 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 26,686 (as of 2010)
75,702 (as of 2010)
Population density : 705.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 37.81 km 2  (approx. 15 mi 2 )
FIPS : 45-01360
GNIS ID : 1244878
Website : www.cityofandersonsc.com
Mayor : Terence Roberts

Anderson is a city in and at the same time the county seat of Anderson County in the US state of South Carolina . As of 2015, 27,335 people lived in Anderson. Anderson is located in northwest South Carolina on Interstate 85 between Charlotte (approx. 210 km) and Atlanta (approx. 200 km).

geography

Anderson is located in northwest South Carolina with direct access to Interstate 85 . It is roughly halfway between the two metropolises of Charlotte in North Carolina and Atlanta in Georgia . Anderson is on the southern half of the Piedmont . The Blue Ridge Mountains are approximately 50 km north of Anderson.

Demographics

At the United States Census 2010 there were 26,686 people in Anderson and 75,702 in the metropolitan area. The estimated population for 2015 is 27,335; the city has seen a slight increase in population. When asked about their ethnicity (" race "), 61.4% of the population in the 2010 census saw themselves as white and 33.6% as black or African American . The proportion of women was 55.5%.

The Per-Capita Income was 2015 19.736 in US dollars , the average household income was 35,526 US dollars. 25.3% of Anderson's residents live below the poverty line - this is a comparatively high proportion.

history

Before the founding of the city of Anderson, the city area was inhabited by the Cherokee . After the American War of Independence , in which the Cherokee fought on the side of the Kingdom of Great Britain and lost to the Thirteen Colonies , the Cherokee abandoned their settlements in 1777.

The Anderson County area was settled in 1826 and assigned to the Pendelton District . Two years later, which was Pendelton District in the Anderson County and Pickens County split.

In the center of Anderson County a small town was founded in 1833, which was named Anderson Courthouse and later became known as Anderson . The name of the county and the settlement was chosen in honor of the officer Robert Anderson , who had previously explored the area with Andrew Pickens senior . The addition Courthouse (Eng. "Court House") is due to a log house in the city center that served as a court . This building was replaced by a modern courthouse in 1898, which is opposite today's Anderson courthouse.

The textile industry, especially the manufacture of cotton , became Anderson's most important industry at the end of the 19th century. Various cotton mills were located in Anderson , but - in contrast to many other areas in the southern United States - no slaves were used. The Pendelton Mill cotton mill, founded in 1838, still exists today (as La France Industries ), making it the oldest spinning mill in South Carolina.

In order to be able to supply the cotton mills and other industries with electricity , Anderson was one of the first cities in the southern United States to be fully electrified. At the same time, Anderson is considered to be the first city in the USA to be completely supplied with electricity from hydropower, as a hydropower plant was built on the High Schoals on the Rocky River in 1894 under the direction of the engineer William Church Whitner . The electricity was generated at Portman Dam about ten kilometers from Anderson and transmitted to Anderson, which was the first long-distance transmission of electricity in the southern states. The world's first electrically operated Egrenier machine was also operated in Anderson from 1897 . In this context, Anderson was nicknamed "The Electric City", which is still used today. The generators at Portman Dam were in operation until 1960. In the meantime, the electricity for the city and the surrounding area is generated by hydropower plants at the reservoirs of Lake Hartwell , Lake Keowee and Lake Jocassee as well as by a nuclear power plant ( Oconee Nuclear Station ), which uses the water from Lake Jocassee as cooling water.

In 1911, the city's Chamber of Commerce founded Anderson College (since 2006 Anderson University ), which is attended by around 3,500 students.

Culture and sights

Caldwell-Johnson-Morris Cottage
Denver Downs Farmstead
Kennedy Street School
Dr. Samuel Marshall Orr House
Ralph John Ramer House

The National Register of Historic Places lists the following cultural landmarks in Anderson:

District:

Buildings:

Economy and Infrastructure

Various production companies have settled in Anderson . One focus is the automotive industry ; Several automotive suppliers are located in Anderson ( e.g. Robert Bosch GmbH for control units and AFCO , a joint venture between Bosch and Denso , for fuel pumps as direct suppliers). The city benefits from the proximity and good transport connections to BMW's only North American vehicle plant in Greer ( BMW US Manufacturing Company ).

There are eleven elementary schools , five middle schools and two high schools in Anderson . There are also Anderson University and other private schools .

Anderson is located just off Interstate 85 and has five exits. The US Route 29 , US Route 76 and US Route 178 highways pass through Anderson. Anderson also has a regional airport, the Anderson Regional Airport ( IATA code: AND ). The airport has two runways, 1,800 and 1,500 meters long.

The Anderson Mall is the largest shopping center in the city with around 70 stores.

Town twinning

Sister cities are Carraig Fhearghais in Northern Ireland and the Council Area of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland .

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ City of Anderson SC. In: cityofandersonsc.com. City of Anderson SC. Retrieved February 11, 2017 (American English).
  2. ↑ a b c d Population estimates, July 1, 2016, (V2016). In: census.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2017 .
  3. ↑ LibGuides: South Carolina Information: Counties. In: libguides.com. statelibrary.sc.libguides.com, accessed March 22, 2017 .
  4. ^ A b History of Anderson, South Carolina . ( us-history.com ).
  5. ↑ a b c History & Townships. (No longer available online.) In: andersonscchamber.com. Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce, archived from the original on March 26, 2017 ; accessed on March 22, 2017 .
  6. ^ Anderson, South Carolina. In: carolana.com. Retrieved March 22, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Portman Dam and Power Plant - Anderson - SC - US - Historical Marker Project . In: Historical Marker Project . ( historicalmarkerproject.com ).