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Sugar Land is a city located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 6 in Fort Bend County, Texas, and is part of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area.
One of the fastest-growing cities in Texas, Sugar Land had a population of 78,817 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. It is the third-largest city in population and second-largest in economic activities of the Houston area, and is the largest city and economic center of Fort Bend County.
Founded as a sugar plantation in the mid-1800s and incorporated in 1959, Sugar Land is home to the headquarters of the Imperial Sugar Company; the company's main refinery and distribution center where once located here (as a nod to this heritage, the Imperial Sugar crown logo can be seen in the city seal and logo). The city is also the headquarters for Western Airways, and a major manufacturing facility for the Nalco Chemical Company is located here. In addition, Sugar Land hosts a large number of international energy, software, engineering, and product firms.
Sugar Land ranked as the "hottest" place to live within the state of Texas and third in the United States for 2006, according to Money magazine. The city has the most master-planned communities in Fort Bend County, which is home to the largest number of master-planned communities in the nation.
Students in Sugar Land attend schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District.
One of the fastest-growing cities in Texas, Sugar Land had a population of 78,817 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. It is the third-largest city in population and second-largest in economic activities of the Houston area, and is the largest city and economic center of Fort Bend County.
Founded as a sugar plantation in the mid-1800s and incorporated in 1959, Sugar Land is home to the headquarters of the Imperial Sugar Company; the company's main refinery and distribution center where once located here (as a nod to this heritage, the Imperial Sugar crown logo can be seen in the city seal and logo). The city is also the headquarters for Western Airways, and a major manufacturing facility for the Nalco Chemical Company is located here. In addition, Sugar Land hosts a large number of international energy, software, engineering, and product firms.
Sugar Land ranked as the "hottest" place to live within the state of Texas and third in the United States for 2006, according to Money magazine. The city has the most master-planned communities in Fort Bend County, which is home to the largest number of master-planned communities in the nation.
Students in Sugar Land attend schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Land,_Texas
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Coordinates: 29°35'11"N 95°38'22"W
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