| Official Name: | Aguilares, Texas |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Aguilares |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Webb |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1870 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.3 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.3 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census designated place |
| Population Total: | 6 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 584 |
| Coordinates: | 27.4486°N -99.0872°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip Code |
| Postal Code: | 78369 |
| Area Code: | +1-361 |
| Footnotes: | Nearest Airports: Laredo: Laredo International Airport KLRD LRD Nuevo Laredo: Quetzalcoatl International Airport MMNL NLD |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-01420 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2584599 |
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.[1] The population in the 2020 U.S. Census declined to 6.
It is one of several colonias in the county.[2]
Aguilares is located at 27.4517°N -99.0933°W (27.451627, -99.093233). The CDP has a total area of 0.3sqmi, all land.[3]
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.
Aguilares first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.
| White alone (NH) | 1 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1 | 4.76% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 16.67% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 4.76% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 1 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 4.76% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 18 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 5 | 85.71% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 83.33% | |
| Total | 21 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 6 | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
The CDP is within the Webb Consolidated Independent School District.[6] The district operates Bruni High School.
The designated community college for Webb County is Laredo Community College.[7]