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Abilene (pronounced / ˈ æ b ɪ l iː n /) [6] is a city in and the county seat of Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 6,460. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is home of The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum and the Greyhound Hall of Fame.
The name of this city is not pronounced like the nearby state of Arkansas, but rather as / ɑːr ˈ k æ n z ə s / (the final "s" is pronounced, and it rhymes with Kansas). [6] Over the years there has been much confusion about the regional pronunciation of "Arkansas", which locals render as / ɑːr ˈ k æ n z ə s / rather than / ˈ ɑːr k ən s ɔː /. [7]
The Abilene Downtown Historic District is a historic district in Abilene, Kansas which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The district is roughly bounded by Northeast 4th, West 1st, South Walnut, and North Olive Street.
Map of the United States with Kansas highlighted Kansas is a state located in the Midwestern United States . According to the 2023 United States Census estimate its population is 2,940,546 and Kansas has a growth rate of 0.09% annually, which ranks 31st among all 50 states.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.
The first counties were established while Kansas was a Territory from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when Kansas became a state. Many of the counties in the eastern part of the state are named after prominent Americans from the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries, while those in the central and western part of the state are named ...
Abilene has been the county seat since 1857. The courthouse was built from 1955 to 1956 by contractor Martin K. Eby Construction Company of Wichita, Kansas. Cayton and Murray designed the courthouse in the Modern style. The courthouse is located on spacious landscaped grounds south of city's center. It is two stories and faces south.