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.
Projected Texas Population by Area, 2015; Area Name Total Anglo Black Hispanic Other; Texas: 27,695,284: 11,678,176: 3,172,262: 11,084,763: 1,760,083: Metropolitan** 24,528,618: 9,889,898: 2,926,282: 10,021,883: 1,690,555: NonMetropolitan: 3,166,666: 1,788,278: 245,980: 1,062,880: 69,528: Abilene MSA: 170,761: 111,946: 12,060: 39,747: 7,008: Amarillo MSA: 268,893: 163,346: 15,673: 75,755: 14,119