Abilene, Texas
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Abilene, Texas | |
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Ceety o Abilene | |
![]() Dountoun Abilene in 2015 | |
Eik-name(s): "The Key Ceety", "The Friendly Frontier" | |
![]() Location in the state o Texas | |
Coordinates: 32°27′N 99°45′W / 32.450°N 99.750°WCoordinates: 32°27′N 99°45′W / 32.450°N 99.750°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Counties | Taylor Jones |
Settled | 1881[1] |
Incorporatit (toun) | 1881[1] |
Coonty Seat | 1883[1] |
Named for | Abilene, Kansas[1] |
Coonty Seat | Taylor Coonty |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Cooncil-Manager |
• Ceety Cooncil | Mayor Norm Archibald Shane Price Bruce Kreitler Anthony Williams Jay Hardaway Kyle McAlister Steve Savage |
• Ceety Manager | Robert Hanna |
Area | |
• Ceety | 286.5 km2 (110.6 sq mi) |
• Laund | 272.3 km2 (105.1 sq mi) |
• Water | 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 524 m (1719 ft) |
Population (2010)[2] | |
• Ceety | 117,063 |
• Estimate (2013)[2] | 120,099 |
• Density | 429.9/km2 (1,113/sq mi) |
• Urban | 107,041 |
• Metro | 165,252 |
• Demonym | Abilenian |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 79600-79699 |
Area code(s) | 325 |
FIPS code | 48-01000[3] |
GNIS featur ID | 1329173[4] |
Website | abilenetx.com |
Abilene is a ceety in Taylor an Jones coonties in wast central Texas, Unitit States.
Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Corinth, Greece
Río Cuarto, Argentinae
Chita, Roushie[5]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ a b c d Hoiberg, Dale H., ed. (2010). "Abilene". Encyclopedia Britannica. I: A-ak Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. pp. 32–33. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
- ↑ a b "State and County Quick Facts". United States Census Bureau. Archived frae the original on 6 Januar 2015. Retrieved 6 Januar 2015.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 Januar 2008.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 31 Januar 2008.
- ↑ Coe, Andre (25 Apryle 2000). "Abilene gives Western farewell to delegates from new sister city". Abilene Reporter-News. Archived frae the original on 26 Februar 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2013.