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.
Abilene, Texas metropolitan area. The Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in west central Texas that covers three countiesâTaylor, Jones, and Callahan. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 165,252 (though a 1 July 2011 estimate placed the population at 166,416). Contents.