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  (38.919721, −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 . All of it is land.

### Print

Abilene has one daily newspaper, _The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle_.

### Radio

These radio stations are in Abilene:

**AM**
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|1560|KABI|Adult Standards/MOR|Abilene, Kansas|-||||||

**FM**
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|94.1|K231AW|Religious|Abilene, Kansas|AFR; Translator of KAKA, Salina, Kansas||||||
|98.5|KSAJ-FM|Oldies|Abilene, Kansas|Broadcasts from Salina, Kansas||||||

### 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

## Other websites

- City
- City of Abilene
- Abilene - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 435, local school district
- Historical
- Historic Images of Abilene , Special Photo Collections at Wichita State University Library
- Kansas Photo Tour - Eisenhower Center
- , from _Hatteberg's People_ on KAKE TV news
- Maps
- Abilene City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Abilene, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Aerial view of Abilene Kansas 09-04-2013.JPG
- **image caption**: Aerial view of Abilene (2013)
- **image map**: Dickinson_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Abilene_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Dickinson County, Kansas, Dickinson County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Dickinson Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Dickinson County, Kansas, Dickinson County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Dickinson County, Kansas, Dickinson
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1869
- **named for**: Luke 3, Luke 3:1 (bible)
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Mayor–Council
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 4.76
- **area land sq mi**: 4.76
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 12.34
- **area land km2**: 12.33
- **area water km2**: 0.01
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1145
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 6460
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67410
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485539