Aguilares, Texas

Place in Texas, United States

27°27′6″N 99°5′36″W / 27.45167°N 99.09333°W / 27.45167; -99.09333Country

United StatesState

TexasCountyWebbEstablished1870Area

• 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+1-361FIPS code48-01420GNIS 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

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

Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez, television and film character actor, was born in Aguilares.

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
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	21	—
2020	6	−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

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aguilares, Texas
^ "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
^ "Webb County Colonia Location Index" (PDF). Webb County, Texas. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
^ "Boundary Map of Aguilares, Texas". MapTechnica. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2020 CENSUS): Webb County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2021. - 2010 map
^ Texas Education Code Sec. 130.185. LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
^ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.