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Motto: “Lone Star Tradition, Small-Town Heart.” 2007 Est. Pop.: 3,599. Location: 42 miles north of Abilene at U.S. Highway 277 and State Highways 6 and 92. Sons of Svante Magnus Swenson, founder of the historic Swenson Ranch, persuaded officials with the Texas Central Railroad to pass a route through their ranch. The family donated land for a town site, which ...