ANDERSON, a city of Indiana, U.S.A., on the west fork of the White river, about 38 m. N.E. of Indianapolis, in a rich wheat and corn-producing region; the county seat of Madison county. It is served by the Big Four and the Pennsylvania railways, by the Central Indiana (for freight only) and by the Union Traction Company of Indiana (electric). The population (95% native white) was 29,767 in 1920; in 1930, 39,804.
Its importance as a manufacturing centre dates from the dis covery of natural gas in the vicinity in 1887. In 1927 it had about 8o factories, manufacturing 140 different products, valued at The principal manufactures are automobile generators, starters and horns; playground equipment ; corru gated boxes and shipping cartons; nails, wire, files, shovels, wire fencing, floor tile, asphalt roofing, stoves, oil engines, bed and auto-seat springs; silicate of soda ; house dresses, aprons and lodge regalia. Large quantities of religious literature are issued by a publishing company. The property valuation is $33,290,275. Over 9,000 families own their homes. Anderson was founded in 1 812 on the site of an Indian village. It was incorporated in 1865.