| Sugar Land, Texas is one of the | | | | international energy and product forms such |
| fastest-growing cities in Texas, and a large | | | | as the Nalco/Exxon and the Western Airways |
| part of this growth is due to the number of | | | | headquarters. The per capita income is higher |
| Sugar Land subdivisions or planned | | | | than the national average. The minority |
| communities that have sprung up in Fort Bend | | | | population of the city is increasingly |
| County. In fact, the number of Sugar Land | | | | affluent. An example is the large Asian |
| subdivisions qualifying as planned | | | | American population of the City. |
| communities tops the entire U.S. | | | | |
| | | | Because many of the housing units in many |
| The name comes from its connection with | | | | Sugar Land subdivisions are relatively new |
| sugar. In fact, the headquarters for Imperial | | | | and the community is growing, schools are |
| Sugar is located in this city and the logo | | | | scrambling to keep up with the influx. The |
| from Imperial is on the City seal. It became | | | | school districts are well-represented amongst |
| incorporated as a city in 1959 and the first | | | | all Texas schools in student-teacher ratios, |
| planned subdivision in the area were | | | | in test scores for mathematics and English, |
| constructed. The Sugar Land subdivisions of | | | | and in other factors used by independent |
| Sugar Creek, First Colony, and Sugar Mill | | | | ranking organizations. Three of the high |
| were the original communities that were built | | | | schools appear on the nation's top 1,000 high |
| out and then annexed by the city. Other | | | | schools with Clements High School that serves |
| developments included Telfair and Brazos | | | | the area ranking number 13 in the nation, |
| Landing that have been or will be annexed to | | | | according to Newsweek Magazine's 2005 |
| Sugar Land in the near future. | | | | listings. |
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| Talks are underway with other Sugar Land | | | | The many greenways, bike paths, parks, and |
| subdivisions and communities to annex into | | | | public areas found in the Sugar Land |
| property that will bring the current | | | | subdivisions are just some of the factors |
| population of around 63,000 to more than | | | | that make this city one of the nation's best |
| 120,000. The economy here is strong and | | | | places to live year after year. CNN/Money and |
| diversified, although the dependence upon the | | | | Money Magazine ranked this area third in the |
| sugar industry has remained as a mainstay in | | | | list of the 100 best cities to live in the |
| the local economy. The city is also the | | | | U.S. in its 2006 ranking. |
| headquarters for a number of software, | | | | |