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Welcome to Anderson County ...

Time Zone: Anderson County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Palestine is the Seat for Anderson County.

Anderson County was founded in 1846 and was created by taking area from Houston County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Anderson had a population of 57,816 people. This is a decrease of 1.1% since the last Census (which gave a population of 58,458 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Anderson represented 0.23% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Anderson County:

  • Elkhart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
    • Elkhart is located in Anderson County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <2>
  • Frankston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Palestine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Palestine is located in Anderson County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau.
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