Anderson, Indiana

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Indianapolis. It is located about 32 miles [51 km] to the southwest of Anderson and has a population of 781,870 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Muncie. It is located about 17 miles [27 km] to the northeast of Anderson and has a population of 67,430 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Beech Grove	SW	33 mi [53.1 km]	14,316	3.79% decrease
	Carmel	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	66,769	76.95% increase
	Connersville	SE	41 mi [66 km]	13,931	9.6% decrease
	Fishers	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	69,011	82.4% increase
	Frankfort	W	45 mi [72.4 km]	16,394	1.61% decrease
	Franklin	SW	45 mi [72.4 km]	23,258	19.5% increase
	Greenwood	SW	39 mi [62.8 km]	47,720	32.42% increase
	Kokomo	NW	35 mi [56.3 km]	45,694	0.91% decrease
	Lawrence	SW	22 mi [35.41 km]	43,247	11.13% increase
	Marion	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	30,212	3.54% decrease
	New Castle	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]	18,339	3.14% increase
	Noblesville	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	42,155	47.45% increase
	Plainfield	SW	45 mi [72.4 km]	27,832	51.29% increase
	Richmond	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	36,733	6.11% decrease
	Shelbyville	S	38 mi [61.2 km]	18,516	3.15% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alexandria	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	5,854	6.49% decrease
	Chesterfield	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	2,755	7.21% decrease
	Country Club Heights	N	2 mi [3.22 km]	86	5.49% decrease
	Daleville	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,564	5.67% decrease
	Edgewood Village	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Edgewood	W	2 mi [3.22 km]	1,867	6.09% decrease
	Frankton	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,860	2.36% decrease
	Gimco City	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Lapel	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,845	0.54% decrease
	Markleville	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	389	1.57% increase
	Middletown	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	2,354	5.39% decrease
	Pendleton	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	4,207	8.62% increase
	River Forest	NW	2 mi [3.22 km]	27	3.57% decrease
	Western Village	NW	Less than 2 mi	---
	Woodlawn Heights	N	Less than 2 mi	71	2.74% decrease

Madison County

Anderson is located in Madison County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison: Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry and Tipton.

While not sharing a border with Madison, the following counties are close to Anderson: Marion, Rush and Howard.

Below are counties that are near Anderson (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Anderson:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Anderson
	Bartholomew County	SW	Galader Station	32 miles [51 km]
	Blackford County	NE	Shamrock Lakes	26 miles [41 km]
	Boone County	W	Big Springs	30 miles [48 km]
	Clinton County	W	Pickard	31 miles [49 km]
	Delaware County	E	Chesterfield	5 miles [8 km]
	Fayette County	SE	Falmouth	33 miles [53 km]
	Grant County	N	Rigdon	20 miles [32 km]
	Hamilton County	W	Fishersburg	9 miles [14 km]
	Hancock County	S	Nashville	11 miles [17 km]
	Hendricks County	SW	Northwest Manor	33 miles [53 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Indiana<3>

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