Aguilares is a

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, United States. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census with a population of 21. It is one of several colonias in the county.

Geography

Aguilares is located at (27.451627, -99.093233). The CDP has a total area of , all land.

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.

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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

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again reported ten residents.

Notable people

* Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez,

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and

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, born in Aguilares.

Education

It is in the

Webb Consolidated Independent School District Webb Consolidated Independent School District (WCISD) is a school district based in Bruni, a community in unincorporated Webb County, Texas, United States. WCISD serves the unincorporated communities of Bruni, Aguilares, Mirando City, and Oi ...

. The district operates

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. The designated community college for Webb County is

Laredo Community College Laredo College (LC) is a public community college in Laredo, Texas. Founded as Laredo Junior College in 1947, it is part of the Laredo Independent School District. As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of LC includes the ...

.Texas Education Code Sec. 130.185. LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
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Demographics

2020 census

References

* {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Texas Unincorporated communities in Webb County, Texas Populated places established in 1870 1870 establishments in Texas