Abilene, Texas
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Abilene, Texas | ||
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| Ceety o Abilene | ||
 Dountoun Abilene in 2015 | ||
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| Nicknames: "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) | |
| • Land | 272.3 km2 (105.1 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 524 m (1,719 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 | |
| Aurie code(s) | 325 | |
| FIPS code | 48-01000[3] | |
| GNIS featur ID | 1329173[4] | |
| Wabsteid | 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]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "State and County Quick Facts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Coe, Andre (25 April 2000). "Abilene gives Western farewell to delegates from new sister city". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
