City profile · Mid-size City
Abilene, Texas
Verified Oct 25, 2026Who leads Abilene, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Weldon Hurt
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 115,930
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 25, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 25, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceabilenetx.gov/526/City-Council ↗
- Official leadership pageabilenetx.gov/526/City-Council ↗
- City websiteabilenetx.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Weldon Hurt CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 25, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 115,930
- Median household income
- $59,254
- Median age
- 32.2
- Land area
- 106.67 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,086.8 per sq mi
- County
- Taylor County
- Metro area
- Abilene, TX
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$406M
- City hall phone
- (325) 676-6200
- Official website
- abilenetx.gov ↗
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