Abilene, Texas

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The city of Abilene is primarily located in Taylor County and is the county seat. A portion of Abilene extends into Jones County.

Abilene is 520 feet [158.5 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Abilene lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Abilene can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Abilene had a population of 115,930 people^<2> (or 91.66% of the total population of Taylor County). The population of Abilene represented 0.56% of the total of Texas, making it the state's 19th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Abilene had a population of 116,484 people. This is an increase of 0.48% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Abilene.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anson	NW	22 mi [35.41 km]	2,288	10.49% decrease
	Baird	E	20 mi [32.19 km]	1,671	2.96% increase
	Buffalo Gap	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	448	3.24% decrease
	Clyde	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	3,809	13.87% increase
	Hawley	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	576	10.84% decrease
	Merkel	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	2,614	0.87% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Abilene.

Websites for Abilene

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The Commemorative Quarter for Texas<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Abilene. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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