WebAbilene, Texas. / 32.450°N 99.750°W / 32.450; -99.750. Abilene ( / ˈæbɪliːn / AB-i-leen) is a city in Taylor and Jones County, Texas, United States. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 census. [9] It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 165,252 as of 2020. [10]