Anderson, South Carolina

Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina. The population of the city is 26,686. It is the smallest of the three primary cities that makes up the Upstate region, and is the home of Anderson University, a selective private comprehensive university of approximately 3,400 undergraduate and graduate students.
Anderson 	South Carolina
Incorporated 	1851
Nickname 	The Electric City, The Friendliest City in South Carolina
County 	Anderson
Population 	26,686
Elevation 	787 ft (240 m)
Mayor 	Isaac Osborn
City Guildmaster	Clay Stanley
ZIP codes 	29621-29625
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
59.09% White (15,768)
33.99% Black or African American (9,070)
6.92% Other (1,848)
21.8% (5,817) of Anderson residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Anderson has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 11 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.07 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Anderson County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Anderson Mall is Anderson's largest shopping center. It opened in 1972 and has undergone many expansions. It currently has more than 76 specialty stores thanks to a renovation completed in 2008. The mall is owned by WP Glimcher and anchored by Sears, Belk, Dillards, and JC Penney. Dillards recently opened at the mall in the Fall of 2008 as part of the renovation project. The front of the mall was also remodeled with Books-A-Million relocating to this area, along with several other stores.
* Anderson has plenty of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, Anderson Regional Airport, the above-mentioned mall and some other shopping centers, some auto parts places and car dealerships, plenty of local restaurants and businesses, a satellite campus of Upstate Battle Academy, Walmart, Lowe's, Home Depot, Nintendo World, plenty of fast food and some chain restaurants, Target, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Food Lion, Publix, Ingles, a few contest halls and showcase theaters, plenty of public battle fields, a few sports complexes, Pine Lake Golf Club, Cobbs Glen Country Club, and a bit of other things.
* Anderson is the birthplace and hometown of NASCAR driver Sheldon Buchanan.
Category:South Carolina Cities