Abilene, Texas

Abilene, Texas
Abilene, Texas
City
	Downtown Abilene
	Flag
	Nicknames: "The Key City"; "The Friendly Frontier";
	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.com

Abilene is a city in the US state of Texas. It is the county seat of Taylor County. About 120,000 people live there.^[7]

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.^[8]

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.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Hoiberg, Dale H., ed. (2010). "Abilene". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-ak Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. pp. 32–33. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2020 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Abilene city, Texas (revision of 10-24-2021)". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
↑ "Look Up a Zip Code". USPS.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "About Abilene". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
↑ The Texas State Historical Association

Other websites

Official city website Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
The Handbook of Texas Online: Abilene, TX
Abilene Texas History

[EB-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Hoiberg, Dale H., ed. (2010). "Abilene". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-ak Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. pp. 32–33. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.

[CenPopGazetteer2019-2] "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[Census_2020-3] "Geographic Identifiers: 2020 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Abilene city, Texas (revision of 10-24-2021)". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2021.

[4] "Look Up a Zip Code". USPS.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-30.

[GR2-5] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR3-6] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[7] "About Abilene". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-07-04.

[8] The Texas State Historical Association

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