sentences:  It was named for James Madison, co-author of "The Federalist Papers" and the fourth President of the United States (1809 to 1817).According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of , of which (or 99.78%) is land and (or 0.22%) is water.In recent years, average temperatures in Anderson have ranged from a low of in January to a high of in July, although a record low of was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of was recorded in July 1954.