The City of Sugar Land is located in Fort Bend County Texas, just southwest of Houston Texas. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas, having grown more than 158 percent in the last decade. In 2007, it was estimated that The City of Sugar Land's population was over 80,000.

Founded as a sugar plantation in the early mid 1800s, The City of Sugar Land was incorporated in 1959, and is the largest city in Fort Bend County. The City of Sugar Land is the third-largest in population and second-largest in economic activities in the Houston Metropolitan area.

The City of Sugar Land is home to the headquarters of Imperial Sugar which has the distinction of being the oldest continuously operated business in the State of Texas at over 150 years old. The City of Sugar Land also holds the headquarters for The Coca-Cola company's Minute Maid Division, Western Airways and a major manufacturing facility for Nalco Chemical Company. In addition, The City of Sugar Land has a large number of international energy,
software, engineering, clean manufacturing and product firms. A good part of City of Sugar Land's growth is focused on making City of Sugar Land an employment center. By giving tax incentives to medium to large size companies, several corporate headquarters have relocated to the area in the last few years.

In 2006 CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked The City of Sugar Land 3rd on its list of the 100 Best Cities to Live in the United States.

In 2007, The City of Sugar Land was ranked 5th on a list of Safest Cities in the United States, according to the latest national crime statistics.

Our website, www.SugarLandPortal.com has much information about Sugar Land Texas, as well as links to the City of Sugar Land website.

And it does not matter if you spell it Sugarland Texas or Sugar Land Texas, The City of Sugar Land Texas is truly a sweet place to live!