History
Abilene began as a stage coach prevent around 1857 constituted by Timothy and Eliza Hersey. the title, taken from either a passage in the bible, means city of the plains. A town grew quickly when Joseph G. McCoy decided to use the town for the location of his stockyards.

By using a railroad pushing west & a oxen monger presently utilized Abilene when a big stockyards west of Kansas City. A Chisholm Trail ended within Abilene & brought in numerous traveller & processed Abilene one of a wildest towns in the west.

Wild Bill Hickok became marshal of Abilene for a short instance within April of 1871. His period while marshal was short lived when, within the shoot-out using Phil Coe, he accidentally shot his friend & deputy, Mike Williams by mistake. He misused his job ii months late within December.

Inside 1890, Dr. A.B. Seelye founded the A.B. Seelye Medical Company. Dr Seelye developed all over Hundred products for the company including "Wasa-Tusa," an Indian title meaning to recover.

Abilene became personal to Dwight D. Eisenhower when his family moved to Abilene from Denison, Texas in 1892 where he attended elementary school through high school. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library is located in Abilene. These are nowadays a final resting place for President Eisenhower, his married woman, Mamie, & of these boy.

Geography

Abilene is placed at 38°55'Eleven" North, 97°13'2" West (38.919721, -97.217329).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the sum locality of X.Heptad km² (4.1 mi²). Decade.Vii kilometre² (Foursome.Ace mi²) of these are l& and none of these are covered by a water system.

Abilene's sister city is Minori, Japan.

Landmarks

Eisenhower Presidential Center and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum [http://www.eisenhower.utexas.edu/] State of Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Greyhound Hall of Fame Hall of Generals - A wax museum of numbers of generals from either World War II Old Abilene Town and Museum - the reproduction of a section of old Abilene. [http://www.oldabilenetownks.com/] Seelye Mansion and Museum - the Georgian style mansion built inside 1905 at a dollars and cents of $55,000. A Xxv room mansion contains a original piece of furniture & Edison lightly fixtures. A Patent Medicine Museum contains many artefact of the A.B. Seelye Medical Company. [http://www.seelyemansion.com/] Heritage Center of Dickinson County - Two museums including a Historical Museum & a Museum of Independent Telephony. A Museum of Independent Telephony tells a story of C.L. Brown, whose independent Brown Telephone Company grew to become the telecommunications company known today as Sprint [http://www.abilenecityhall.com/telephony.htm]. [http://www.heritagecenterdk.com/]

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 6,543 people, 2,836 menage, & 1,772 families living in the city. A population density is 611.7/km² (1,584.7/mi²). There are 3,104 housing units at an typical density of 290.2/km² (751.8/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 95.52% White, 1.01% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races. Two.72% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 2,836 menage away from which Xxix.0% own tikes under a age of Xviii accept the babies, L.5% come married couples living together, 9.0% have a female homeowner using there are no married man present, & 37.5% come non-families. 34.2% of a lot family come mass produced higher of people & Xvii.2% keep close at hand somebody residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Two.Twenty-seven & a typical personal size is Deuce.Xc.

In a city the people is spread retired by owning Two dozen.Seven% under a age of Xviii, 7.0% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxvi.5% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-one.7% from either 45 to 64, & Xx.0% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is Forty years. For each One c females there are 89.Deuce males. For each Century females age Eighteen & complete, there are 85.Quartet males.

the median income for a house in the city is $33,778, & the median income for a personal is $46,052. Males have a median income of $31,971 versus $17,361 for females. A per capita income for the city is $17,356. Septenary.3% of the people & Quatern.8% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Seven.2% of victims under a age of 18 & 14.9% of victims 65 & older come dwelling beneath a poverty level.