Abilene, Texas
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Abilene, Texas | |
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| Ceety o Abilene | |
 Dountoun Abilene in 2015 | |
 Banner | |
| 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 | |
| Kintra |  Unitit States |
| State |  Texas |
| 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. 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. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
