Sugar Land, Texas

Sugar Land is a city located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Sugar Land had a population of 63,328 (though a 2004 estimate placed the city's population at 73,721). Sugar Land's total population, including its extraterritorial jurisdiction, is approximately 118,000 with a 2010 projection of 130,000.

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Gulf Coast - U.S. state - Texas - Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area - 2000 - U.S. Census - 2004 - Extraterritorial jurisdiction - 2010

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Founded as a sugar plantation in the early mid 1800s and incorporated in 1959, Sugar Land is the largest city and economic center of Fort Bend County. The city is the third largest in population and second in economic activities of the greater Houston area with a population of about 5.2 million in ten counties. Sugar Land is the fastest-growing city in Texas—growing more than 158 percent in the last decade.

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Sugar plantation - 1800 - Incorporated - 1959 - Fort Bend County - Houston

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Sugar Land is home to the headquarters of Imperial Sugar and the company's main refinery and distribution center was once located in this city. As a nod to this heritage, the Imperial Sugar crown logo can be seen in the city seal and logo. The city also holds the headquarters for Nalco/Exxon and Western Airways. In addition, Sugar Land has a large number of international energy, software, engineering and product firms.

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Headquarters - Imperial Sugar - Refinery - Energy - Software - Engineering

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Sugar Land ranked second among the "hottest" places to live within the state of Texas and 46th in the United States for 2005 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. Sugar Land holds the title of ?Fittest City in Texas,? population 50,000-100,000. Sugar Landers often refer to the city by its nickname: "Sweet Land of Sugar".

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United States - Money - Fort Bend County - Nickname

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