According to the United States Census Bureau, Anson has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.2 km2), of which 2.2 acres (8,855 m2), or 0.12%, are water.

[1] The city is part of the Brazos River watershed, with the southeastern corner of the city crossed by Carter Creek, and the northern part draining to Redmud Creek.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[7] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,294 people, 869 households, and 532 families residing in the city.

About 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The dance was (and still is) held in Pioneer Hall, a Works Progress Administration project from the Great Depression.

[1] An effort was made in 1987 to change the ordinance to allow supervised dancing, which was successful.

The conflict was the basis for the book, No Dancin' In Anson: An American Story of Race and Social Change, by University of Texas professor Ricardo Ainslie.