Abilene, Texas, United States

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city county seat

Abilene, Texas, United States is a city in west-central Texas known historically as a key railroad and cattle-shipping center and today as a regional hub for education, healthcare, and the military.

Aliases (1)

Abilene, Texas ×52

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat →
areaCode	325 →
climate	semi-arid climate →
country	United States →
countySeatOf	Taylor County, Texas →
foundedAs	railroad town →
governmentType	council–manager government →
hasCulturalEvent	West Texas Fair & Rodeo →
hasInterstateHighway	Interstate 20 NERFINISHED →
hasLibrary	Abilene Public Library →
hasMilitaryInstallation	Dyess Air Force Base →
hasMuseum	Frontier Texas! → Grace Museum →
hasNickname	The Key City →
hasU.S.Highway	U.S. Route 277 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 83 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 84 NERFINISHED →
hasUniversity	Abilene Christian University → Hardin–Simmons University → McMurry University →
hasZoo	Abilene Zoo →
historicalRole	cattle-shipping center → railroad center →
isPartOf	Abilene metropolitan area →
locatedIn	Taylor County, Texas →
locatedInRegion	West Texas → west-central Texas →
locatedOn	Texas and Pacific Railway (historical) →
majorEconomicSector	education → healthcare → manufacturing → military → retail trade → transportation →
namedAfter	Abilene, Kansas →
partlyLocatedIn	Jones County, Texas →
postalCodePrefix	796xx →
regionallyKnownFor	healthcare services → higher education institutions → military presence at Dyess Air Force Base →
role	regional education hub → regional healthcare hub → regional military hub →
servedByAirport	Abilene Regional Airport →
state	Texas →
timeZone	Central Time Zone →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Texas's 19th congressional district ("Abilene, Texas") →	contains
North Texas ("Abilene, Texas") →	hasMajorCity
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ("Abilene, Texas") →	hasSeat
Texas's 19th congressional district ("Abilene, Texas") →	majorCity
Abilene, Kansas, United States →	namedAfter
Grady Little →	placeOfBirth
Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas ("Abilene, Texas") →	territoryIncludes