Sugar Land is the largest city and economic center of Fort Bend County. The city is the third-largest in population and second-largest in economic activities of the Houston area.
Sugar Land is home to the headquarters of Imperial Sugar and the company’s main sugar refinery and distribution center was once located in this city
Sugar Land has the most master-planned communities in Fort Bend County, which is home to the largest number of master-planned communities in the nation—including Greatwood, First Colony, Sugar Creek, Riverstone, New Territory, Telfair, and many others.
As of 2007, Sugar Land held the title of “Fittest City in Texas” for the population 50,000–100,000 range, a title it has held for four consecutive years
Sugar Land is the home of the Sugar Land Skeeters minor-league baseball team and their new stadium Constellation Field.
Sugar Land currently does not have a mass transit system. However, this could change as it has been a possible candidate for expansion of Houston’s METRORail system by means of a planned commuter rail along U.S. Highway 90A.
Sugar Land is located in northeast Fort Bend County, 25 miles southwest of Houston.
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