Abilene, Kansas

Abilene (pronounced ) is a city in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat. In 2020, 6,460 people lived there. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum is in Abilene. Geography Abilene is at 38°55′11″N 97°13′2″W (38.919721, −97.217329). It has an elevation of 1,155 feet (352 m). The city is on the north side of the Smoky Hill River in the Flint Hills region of the Great Plains. The United States Census Bureau says the city has an area of 4.76 square miles (12.33 km2). All of it is land. Weather Media Print Abilene has one daily newspaper, The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle. Radio These radio stations are in Abilene: AM FM Television Abilene is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market. Notable People Five-star general and President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower is from Abilene. President Eisenhower is buried in Abilene, along with his wife Mamie and their eldest son Doud. They are buried on the grounds of his presidential library. Sister Cities Omitama, Ibaraki, Japan References Other websites City City of Abilene Abilene - Directory of Public Officials Schools USD 435, local school district Historical Historic Images of Abilene Archived 2019-05-02 at the Wayback Machine, Special Photo Collections at Wichita State University Library Kansas Photo Tour - Eisenhower Center Archived 2017-07-03 at the Wayback Machine Seelye Mansion on YouTube, from Hatteberg's People on KAKE TV news Maps Abilene City Map Archived 2020-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT