Abilene metropolitan area
Abilene metropolitan area | ||
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| Abilene, TX MSA | ||
Downtown Abilene | ||
Interactive Map of Abilene–Sweetwater, TX CSA
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| Country | United States | |
| State | Texas | |
| Largest city | Abilene | |
| Other cities | ||
| Area | ||
• Total | 2,757 sq mi (7,140 km2) | |
| Population | ||
• Total | 176,579 | |
| • Rank | 243rd in the U.S. | |
| • Density | 62/sq mi (24/km2) | |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) | |
The Abilene metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan statistical area in west-central Texas that covers three counties—Taylor, Jones, and Callahan. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 176,579.