Bruni, Texas
| Bruni, Texas | |
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Bruni High School in the Webb Consolidated Independent School District
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 Location of Bruni, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 27°25′42″N 98°50′17″W / 27.42833°N 98.83806°WCoordinates: 27°25′42″N 98°50′17″W / 27.42833°N 98.83806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Webb |
| Established | 1877 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
| • Land | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 860 ft (237 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 379 |
| • Density | 290/sq mi (110/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CST (UTC-5) |
| Zip Code | 78371 |
| Area code(s) | +1-361 |
| FIPS code | 48-10876 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1331398 |
| Nearest Airports: Laredo: Laredo International Airport KLRD LRD Nuevo Laredo: Quetzalcoatl International Airport MMNL NLD | |
Bruni is a census-designated place (CDP) in Webb County, Texas, United States. The population was 379 at the 2010 census.
Bruni was named after Antonio Mateo Bruni [1], a local Italian immigrant who owned a ranch and a general store. In 1937, Canadian aviators seeking to be the first to fly from Hudson Bay to Tierra Del Fuego crash-landed safely in Bruni. The population peaked at 800 in 1939 with the discovery of the South Bruni oilfield.
The town is within the boundary of Webb Consolidated Independent School District and it is home to the Bruni High School and Bruni Middle School.
Bruni is located at 27°25′42″N 98°50′17″W / 27.42833°N 98.83806°W (27.428328, -98.838098).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 379 people, 131 households, and 104 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 314.8 people per square mile (121.4/km²). There were 176 housing units at an average density of 134.5/sq mi (51.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.10% White, 0.73% Native American, 16.50% from other races, and 2.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 89.08% of the population.
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