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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]
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.
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]
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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.
Loop 322 starts at its junction with the Winters Freeway (US 83 and US 84) and Treadaway Blvd about 1 mile north of Abilene Regional Medical Center and continues north towards Interstate 20. Loop 322 passes through one of the fastest growing areas of Abilene right before Abilene Regional Airport. After the airport, Loop 322 continues about 2.4 ...
Shotwell Stadium is a stadium in Abilene, Texas.It was built in 1959, [1] using Rice Stadium as a model. [2] It was initially named the Public Schools Stadium. The first game played in the stadium was in the fall of 1959.
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