Aguilares, Texas
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]
Aguilares, Texas | |
|---|---|
  Aguilares  Aguilares | |
| Coordinates: 27°27′6″N 99°5′36″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Webb |
| Established | 1870 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| • Land | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 595 ft (181 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 21 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Zip Code | 78369 |
| Area code(s) | +1-361 |
| FIPS code | 48-01420 |
| Nearest Airports: Laredo: Laredo International Airport KLRD LRD Nuevo Laredo: Quetzalcoatl International Airport MMNL NLD | |
Geography
Aguilares is located at 27°27′6″N 99°5′36″W (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
- Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez, television and film character actor, born in Aguilares.
- Gene S. Walker, Sr., South Texas rancher and businessman, lived at his Vaquillas Ranch in Aguilares until his death in January 2015.[3]
References
- "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- "Boundary Map of Aguilares, Texas". MapTechnica. Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- Elizabeth M. Pease, "Modern Times bring changes to ranching", Laredo Morning Times, August 24, 2014, Walker Supplement, p. 7D, reprint of a November 2000 article
- Aguilares, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
