Abilene, Texas: City in Taylor and Jones counties in Texas, United States
Abilene is a city in the US state of Texas.
It is the county seat of Taylor County. About 120,000 people live there.
Abilene, Texas | |
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 Downtown Abilene | |
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 Location in the state of Texas | |
  Abilene, Texas  Abilene, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 32°27′N 99°45′W / 32.450°N 99.750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Taylor, Jones |
| Settled | 1881 |
| Incorporated (town) | 1881 |
| County seat | 1883 |
| Named for | Abilene, Kansas |
| County seat | Taylor County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council–manager |
| Area | |
| • City | 112.09 sq mi (290.32 km2) |
| • Land | 106.67 sq mi (276.27 km2) |
| • Water | 5.42 sq mi (14.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,719 ft (527 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 125,182 |
| • Density | 1,157/sq mi (447/km2) |
| • Metro | 170,219 |
| • Demonym | Abilenian |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 79601-08 79697-99 |
| Area code | 325 |
| FIPS code | 48-01000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1329173 |
| Website | abilenetx |
History
The city of Abilene was started in 1881. Clabe Merchant named it after a city in Kansas. A lot of people came to live in the city. It soon became very important. Some people called it the 'Future Great City of West Texas.' A US Army base was built there in 1940. The base closed in 1945. After the base closed, it got changed to the Dyess Air Force Base. A lot of people work in the Air Force base today.
Sports
An American football team called the Abilene Ruff Riders is based in the city. They play their home games in the Taylor County Expo Center. Their colors are black, white and red.
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