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.

Weather

Media
Print
Abilene has one daily newspaper, The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle.

Radio
These radio stations are in Abilene:

AM
 Frequency Callsign Format City of License Notes1560KABIAdult Standards/MORAbilene, Kansas-

FM
 Frequency Callsign Format City of License Notes94.1K231AWReligiousAbilene, KansasAFR; Translator of KAKA, Salina, Kansas98.5KSAJ-FMOldiesAbilene, KansasBroadcasts 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

References

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

Category:Cities in Dickinson County, Kansas
Category:County seats in Kansas
Category:1857 establishments in Kansas Territory