Aguilares, Texas

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Aguilares, Texas
Census-designated place
Aguilares is located in Texas
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
595 ft (181 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total21
 • Density70/sq mi (27/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code
78369
Area code(s)+1-361
FIPS code48-01420
Nearest Airports: Laredo: Laredo International Airport KLRD LRD Nuevo Laredo: Quetzalcoatl International Airport MMNL NLD
Aguilares Mercantile Store 1911

Aguilares is a Census-designated place in Webb County, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census with a population of 21.[1]

Geography[]

Aguilares is located at

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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.[2]

History[]

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.

It rose to twenty-five by 1945, but the 1990 census again reported ten residents.

Notable people[]

Education[]

It is in the Webb Consolidated Independent School District.[3] The district operates Bruni High School.

The designated community college for Webb County is Laredo Community College.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  2. ^ "Boundary Map of Aguilares, Texas". MapTechnica. Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  3. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2020 CENSUS): Webb County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-04-19..
  4. ^ Texas Education Code Sec. 130.185. LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.

Coordinates: 27°26′55″N 99°05′14″W / 27.44861°N 99.08722°W / 27.44861; -99.08722

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