Types of Zoning. Zoning categories and symbols vary among communities. A C-1 zone in one city is not necessarily the same as a C-1 in another. Typically, jurisdictions use letters of the alphabet as code abbreviations to identify the use allowed in a physical geographic area -- such as R for residential, C for commercial, and I for industrial.
Compared to the rest of the country, Abilene's cost of living is 17.30% Lower than the U.S. average. POPULATION. As of 2014, Abilene's population is 118,484 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 4.71 percent.
Estimated Texas Population by Area, 2013; Area Name Total Anglo Black Hispanic Other; Texas: 26,448,193: 11,460,706: 3,044,184: 10,340,413: 1,602,890: Metropolitan** 23,393,442: 9,708,755: 2,805,729: 9,341,065: 1,537,893: NonMetropolitan: 3,054,751: 1,751,951: 238,455: 999,348: 64,997: Abilene MSA: 168,628: 112,344: 11,821: 37,867: 6,596: Amarillo MSA: 261,746: 163,095: 15,213: 70,428: 13,010: Austin-Round Rock MSA