Anson, a S. county of North Carolina, bordering on South Carolina, bounded N. by Rocky river, and E. by the Yadkin; area, 650 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 12,428, of whom 6,951 were colored. The Yadkin furnishes abundant water power. The surface is hilly; the soil is good and well suited to cotton. The productions in 1870 were 39,928 bushels of wheat, 149,726 of corn, 46,851 of oats, 25,569 of sweet potatoes, and 4,311 bales of cotton. There are several cotton factories. The county was named in honor of Lord Anson, who owned a great deal of property here. Capital, Wadesboro.