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Anderson is the county seat of Madison County, located on the White River about 39 miles northeast of Indianapolis.

Anderson was founded in 1823 on the site of a Delaware (Lenape) Indian village and was named for subchief William Anderson, also known as Kikthawenund.

John Berry platted Anderson in 1827 after his family donated 32 acres on the condition that Anderson become the county seat, which it did in 1828, taking the seat from Pendleton.

Anderson was incorporated as a city on August 28, 1865, when its population was about 1,300.

The discovery of natural gas in Anderson on March 31, 1887, set off an industrial boom and a population explosion, drawing glass factories and other manufacturers to the city.

The automotive industry arrived in Anderson in 1901 and became the city's largest employer, but its decline in the late 20th century cost the city population, which fell from 59,734 in 2000 to 54,788 in 2020.

The 2020 census counted 54,788 people in Anderson living in 23,484 households.

Anderson is the world headquarters of the Church of God, the denomination that founded Anderson University in 1917 as the Anderson Bible Training School.

Ivy Tech Community College also has a campus in Anderson.

Just east of Anderson, Mounds State Park protects 10 ceremonial earthworks built by the prehistoric Adena and Hopewell cultures, including the Great Mound, nearly 400 feet in diameter and built around 160 BC, described as the largest known Native American earthwork in Indiana.