Aguilares, Texas

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°26′55″N 99°05′14″W / 27.44861°N 99.08722°W / 27.44861; -99.08722
Country United States
State Texas
CountyWebb
Established1870
Area
 • Total
0.3 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
 (2020)
 • Total
6
 • Density20/sq mi (7.7/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 a census-designated place (CDP) in Webb County, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census, with a population of 21.[2] The population in the 2020 U.S. Census declined to 6.[3]

It is one of several colonias in the county.[4]

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.[5]

History

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.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
201021—
20206−71.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1850–1900[7] 1910[8]
1920[9] 1930[10] 1940[11]
1950[12] 1960[13] 1970[14]
1980[15] 1990[16] 2000[17]
2010[18] 2020[3]

Aguilares first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.[17][18]

2020 census

Aguilares CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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 (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[19] Pop 2020[3] % 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 or 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%

Education

The CDP is within the Webb Consolidated Independent School District.[20] The district operates Bruni High School.

The designated community college for Webb County is Laredo Community College.[21]

Notable person

See also

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. ^ a b c "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.
  4. ^ "Webb County Colonia Location Index" (PDF). Webb County, Texas. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Boundary Map of Aguilares, Texas". MapTechnica. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  6. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ a b "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  18. ^ a b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2020 CENSUS): Webb County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2021. - 2010 map
  21. ^ Texas Education Code Sec. 130.185. LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
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