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.

People and culture of Sugar Land

The majority of Sugar Landers are white-collar, and university-educated working in Houston's renowned energy industry.

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White-collar - Houston

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Sugar Land is also notable for its affluent minority population, since it is also a popular place of residence among Houston's increasingly influential Asian American community. According to the U.S. Census, a quarter of its residents were Asian American in 2000. Sugar Land could quite possibly have the largest and most affluent Asian American community in Texas.

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Asian American - U.S. Census - 2000 - Texas

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Sugar Land ranked 46th among the hottest places to live in the United States, 18th in "Western region, under 100,000 population", and second within the state of Texas for 2005 according to Money magazine. In 2004, the city was named the top 100 places to live according to HomeRoute, a national real estate marketing company, identifies top American cities each year through its Relocate-America program. Cities are selected based on educational opportunities, crime rates, employment and housing data. The magazine started with statistics on 271 U.S. cities provided by OnBoard LLC, a real estate information company. These cities had the highest median household incomes in the nation and above average population growth. Also in 2004 and 2005, Sugar Land was awarded the ?Fittest City in Texas,? population 50,000-100,000. For 2005, it was a tie between Sugar Land and Round Rock. The ?Fittest City in Texas? awards program is a part of the Texas Roundup program, a statewide fitness initiative.

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United States - Money - 2004 - Real estate - Employment - Round Rock

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Famous people

As Sugar Land is widely considered one of the wealthiest suburbs in the state, many celebrities live in and around Sugar Land, including Houston Texans' quarterback David Carr, Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski, former Houston Astros great Terry Puhl and Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland. Still, more celebrities simply keep houses in the upscale, but quaintly Sweetwater subdivision in the master-planned community of First Colony, such as Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, and other local luminaries.

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Houston Texans - David Carr - Tara Lipinski - Houston Astros - Terry Puhl - Kelly Rowland - Hakeem Olajuwon - Charles Barkley

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Sugar Land is the hometown and an area represented by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of the United States House of Representatives, Texas District 22. As a result of this, it's no surprise that Sugar Land is widely considered to be a predominantly Republican area http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A41964-2004Apr25¬Found=true and perhaps one of the largest Republican strongholds in the nation. Another politician from Sugar Land is Charlie Howard. He is another Republican and represents District 26 of the Texas House of Representatives.

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House Majority Leader - Tom DeLay - United States House of Representatives - Texas District 22 - Republican - Politician - Texas House of Representatives

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