Aguilares, Texas
Unincorporated community
Census designated place
Aguilares is located in Texas
Aguilares
Aguilares
Aguilares is located in the United States
Aguilares
Aguilares
Coordinates: 27°27′6″N 99°5′36″W / 27.45167°N 99.09333°W / 27.45167; -99.09333
Country United States
State Texas
CountyWebb
Established1870
Area
 • Total0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
 • Land0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
584 ft (178 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total21
 • Density70/sq mi (27/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code
78369
Area code+1-361
FIPS code48-01420
GNIS feature ID2584599[1]
Nearest Airports: Laredo: Laredo International Airport KLRD LRD Nuevo Laredo: Quetzalcoatl International Airport MMNL NLD

Aguilares is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Webb County, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census, with a population of 21.[2]

It is one of several colonias in the county.[3]

Geography

Aguilares is located at 27°27′6″N 99°5′36″W / 27.45167°N 99.09333°W / 27.45167; -99.09333 (27.451627, -99.093233). The CDP has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all land.[4]

History

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Aguilares Mercantile Store 1911

Aguilares dates to 1870. It is named for the first settlers and ranchers, José, Locario, Francisco, Próspero, and Librado Aguilar. It became a stop on the Texas-Mexican Railroad in 1881 and was granted a post office nine years later. The population (thought to be a huge exaggeration) was given as 1,500 in 1910 – but four years later it was reportedly a mere 300. The Aguilar family owned a store – one of the two businesses in the community.

Oil was discovered nearby in Oilton and for a short time the town seemed to have a future – but although (or because) it was on a railroad – it lost population to the nearby county seat of Laredo. In the 1930s, the post office was discontinued and in 1939 Aquilares' population was ten. The population rose to twenty-five by 1945, but the 1990 census again reported ten residents.

Notable person

Education

The CDP is within the Webb Consolidated Independent School District.[5] The district operates Bruni High School.

The designated community college for Webb County is Laredo Community College.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
201021—
20206−71.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2010[8] 2020[9]

2020 census

Aguilares CDP, Texas – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[8] Pop 2020[9] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 1 1 4.76% 16.67%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1 0 4.76% 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 1 0 4.76% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 18 5 85.71% 83.33%
Total 21 6 100.00% 100.00%

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aguilares, Texas
  2. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Webb County Colonia Location Index" (PDF). Webb County, Texas. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "Boundary Map of Aguilares, Texas". MapTechnica. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2020 CENSUS): Webb County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2021. - 2010 map
  6. ^ Texas Education Code Sec. 130.185. LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
  7. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  8. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Aguilares CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Aguilares CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.

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