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Abilene (/ ˈ æ b ɪ l iː n / AB-i-leen) is a city in Taylor and Jones counties, Texas, United States.Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 census. [9] It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 176,579 as of 2020. [10]
In 1933, Abilene donated land for use by the Civilian Conservation Corps. [14] Dyess Air Force Base was established as Abilene AFB in 1942; it is named in honor of Texas native and Bataan Death March survivor Lieutenant Colonel William Dyess. [15] The Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra was created, with Jay Dietzer as the first conductor, in 1950. [5]
Abilene Regional Airport (IATA: ABI, ICAO: KABI, FAA LID: ABI) is a public airport located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of downtown Abilene, in Taylor County, Texas. [2] The airport is located within the Abilene city limits, and is and owned and operated by the city.
The Abilene metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan statistical area in west-central Texas that covers three counties—Taylor, Jones, and Callahan. As of the 2020 census , the MSA had a population of 176,579.
The 317th Airlift Wing, assigned to Air Mobility Command Eighteenth Air Force, is a tenant unit and one of four world-wide active-duty locations for the C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft. [2] Dyess AFB was established in 1942 as Abilene Army Air Base.
Loop 322 is a 7.167-mile (11.534 km) loop route in the city of Abilene in the U.S. state of Texas.It is located in Taylor County.. Until the late 1990s, virtually all of Loop 322 was a two-lane freeway.
Abilene's second Chipotle Mexican Grill location on Texas Highway 351 is scheduled to open Thursday. The location features Abilene's first Chipotlane, a customer drive-thru pickup lane for digital ...
Wylie is located approximately five miles southwest of downtown Abilene along FM 89 (Buffalo Gap Road) in the northeastern portion of Taylor County. Wylie is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area , which includes all of Taylor, Jones , and Callahan Counties.