Anderson (Indiana)

Madison County

18-01468

Anderson is a city in Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is the administrative center of the county. According to the 2000 census, the town has 59,734 inhabitants. It was named after its founder, the Lenni Lenape Chief William Anderson. The local high schools are the Anderson HS and, Highland HS.

Population Development

¹ 1980 - 2010: census results

Sons and daughters of the town

• Gary Burton, jazz vibraphonist
• Mary Beth Dunnichay, water jumper
• Ray Enright, Film Director
• Paul " Potsy " Goacher, racers
• Jeffrey Hoover, composer and painter

Twin Cities

Sister city of Anderson is Bernburg in Germany.