Anderson, California

Anderson is a city in Shasta County, California, USA, approximately 10 miles south of Redding. The population was 9,932 at the 2010 census, up from 9,022 at the 2000 census.

The city was named after ranch owner Elias Anderson who granted the Oregon and California Railroad trackage rights and land for a station.

History

Railroad activity came to the area in 1872. Anderson is named after Elias Anderson, who owned the largest land grant in the vicinity. The town's Anderson River Park sits on part of the original land grant owned by Anderson.

Geography

Anderson is located at 40°27′08″N 122°17′48″W / 40.452092°N 122.296560°W / 40.452092; -122.296560.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17 km²), of which, 6.4 square miles (17 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (3.74%) is water.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Anderson has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.