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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 Garnett is the Seat for Anderson County.

Anderson County is one of the original counties of Kansas and was founded January 7, 1856.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Anderson had a population of 7,858 people. This is a decrease of 3.02% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,103 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Anderson represented 0.28% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Anderson County:

  • Colony
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Colony is located in Anderson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Garnett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Garnett is located in Anderson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnett <2>
  • Greeley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Greeley is located in Anderson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <2>
  • Kincaid
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kincaid is located in Anderson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Lone Elm
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lone Elm is located in Anderson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Westphalia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Westphalia is located in Anderson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people

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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.
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