Midwest

Abilene

Dickinson County, KS

Population

6,489

Walk Score

72 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$735

Median home value

$134,300

[[Municipal corporation

1869

Abilene is a city and county seat of Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 6,460. It is home of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and the Greyhound Hall of Fame.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Abilene City Park Historic District · listed 2002
  • Abilene Downtown Historic District · listed 2009
  • Naroma Court Historic District · listed 2007
  • Vine Street Historic District · listed 2018

Notable landmarks

  • Abilene Historic District #1 · listed 2006
  • Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Freight Depot · listed 1993
  • Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot · listed 1992
  • ATSF Steam Locomotive No. 3415 · listed 2012
  • Berger House · listed 2007
  • Birchmore, John W., House · listed 2014
  • Coulson, Emerson, House · listed 1995
  • Eisenhower Home · listed 1971
  • Elms Hotel · listed 2008
  • Engle, Jacob S., House · listed 2017
  • Garfield Elementary School · listed 2009
  • Gorden, David R., House · listed 2012
  • Hotel Sunflower · listed 2001
  • Johntz, John, House · listed 1991
  • Kubach, Gustave A., House · listed 2013
  • Lebold, C. H., House · listed 1973
  • Litts-Dieter House · listed 2000
  • Mead-Rogers House · listed 2000
  • Parker Carousel · listed 1987
  • Perring Building · listed 1998
  • Rock Island Depot · listed 2010
  • Seelye, A. B., House · listed 1986
  • Smith, D. G., Building · listed 1995
  • St. John's Episcopal Church · listed 2001
  • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church · listed 2006
  • …and 3 more

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