Anderson County, Kansas

**Anderson County** (county code **AN**) is a county in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. In 2020, 7,836 people lived there. Its county seat  is Garnett. Garnett is also the biggest city in Anderson County.

## History

In 1855, Anderson County was created. It was named after Joseph C. Anderson.

In 1887, the first photograph of a tornado was taken in Anderson county.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.7%) is water.

### Major highways

Sources:  National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Route 59
- U.S. Route 169
- Kansas Highway 31
- Kansas Highway 52
- Kansas Highway 58

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2024**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.9%** _2,998_|style="text-align:center;"|19.3% _732_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _72_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.2%** _2,929_|style="text-align:center;"|20.6% _782_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _81_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.7%** _2,435_|style="text-align:center;"|20.1% _672_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.3% _243_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.7%** _2,276_|style="text-align:center;"|28.5% _944_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.9% _95_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.1%** _2,362_|style="text-align:center;"|32.4% _1,175_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _89_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.7%** _2,500_|style="text-align:center;"|33.5% _1,295_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _68_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.0%** _1,984_|style="text-align:center;"|38.2% _1,327_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.8% _167_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**46.7%** _1,636_|style="text-align:center;"|39.0% _1,367_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|14.4% _503_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|33.0% _1,218_|style="text-align:center;"|32.0% _1,178_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**35.0%** _1,291_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.3%** _1,781_|style="text-align:center;"|44.7% _1,466_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _36_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.1%** _2,462_|style="text-align:center;"|31.5% _1,155_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _50_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.6%** _2,363_|style="text-align:center;"|31.0% _1,170_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.4% _240_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|48.7% _1,872_|style="text-align:center;"|**49.1%** _1,886_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _86_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.9%** _2,718_|style="text-align:center;"|27.0% _1,035_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _83_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.8%** _2,168_|style="text-align:center;"|32.6% _1,242_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.6% _404_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|44.8% _1,692_|style="text-align:center;"|**54.4%** _2,058_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _30_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.4%** _2,665_|style="text-align:center;"|37.2% _1,589_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.0%** _3,080_|style="text-align:center;"|30.7% _1,369_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _14_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.2%** _3,672_|style="text-align:center;"|26.6% _1,333_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _13_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.9%** _2,787_|style="text-align:center;"|42.3% _2,071_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _44_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.9%** _3,060_|style="text-align:center;"|35.0% _1,649_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _7_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.4%** _3,886_|style="text-align:center;"|35.0% _2,114_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _33_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.6%** _3,452_|style="text-align:center;"|43.8% _2,767_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _99_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|39.6% _2,408_|style="text-align:center;"|**58.9%** _3,580_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _88_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.9%** _3,562_|style="text-align:center;"|34.2% _1,874_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _49_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.0%** _3,101_|style="text-align:center;"|27.9% _1,421_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.1% _563_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.8%** _3,068_|style="text-align:center;"|35.0% _1,708_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _108_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|44.0% _2,386_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.5%** _2,739_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.6% _304_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|19.9% _618_|style="text-align:center;"|**43.9%** _1,365_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|36.2% _1,125_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.3%** _1,722_|style="text-align:center;"|45.0% _1,512_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.8% _126_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.3%** _1,891_|style="text-align:center;"|32.1% _1,043_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.6% _312_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.4%** _1,846_|style="text-align:center;"|48.0% _1,757_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _60_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|47.6% _1,780_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.5%** _1,890_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _72_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.1%** _1,638_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|48.9% _1,570_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.1%** _1,843_|style="text-align:center;"|28.7% _960_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.2% _540_|

### Unified school districts

- Garnett USD 365
    - Anderson County High School
- Crest USD 479
    - Crest High School

### Cities

- Colony
- Garnett
- Greeley
- Kincaid
- Lone Elm
- Westphalia

## More reading

- _Plat Book of Anderson County, Kansas_; Northwest Publishing Company; 41 pages; 1901.
- _The History Of Anderson County, Kansas, From Its First Settlement To The Fourth Of July, 1876_; W.A. Johnson; Kauffman & Iler; 289 pages; 1877.

## Other websites

- County
- Anderson County - Directory of Public Officials
- Anderson County - Development Agency
- Historical
- Anderson County - History, Kansas State Historical Society
- Poster from Ninth Annual Anderson County Fair from September 25-28, 1891
- Maps
- Anderson County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Anderson County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Anderson County Courthouse, Kansas 10-10-2016.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Anderson County Courthouse in Garnett, Kansas, Garnett (2016)
- **founded**: August 25, 1855
- **named for**: Joseph C. Anderson
- **seat wl**: Garnett
- **largest city wl**: Garnett
- **area total sq mi**: 584
- **area land sq mi**: 580
- **area water sq mi**: 7.1
- **area percentage**: 0.7%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 7836
- **population density sq mi**: 13.5
- **area codes**: Area code 785, 785
- **district**: 3rd
- **time zone**: Central