Sugar City, Colorado
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Sugar City is a Statutory Town in Crowley County, Colorado, United States. The population was 259 at the 2020 census.[5]
History
A post office called Sugar City has been in operation since 1900.[7] The community was named for the fact it once was a sugar manufacturing center.[8]
Geography
Sugar City is located in southeastern Crowley County at 38°13′55″N 103°39′53″W / 38.23194°N 103.66472°W / 38.23194; -103.66472 (38.231866, -103.664851).[9] Colorado State Highway 96 leads west 5 miles (8 km) to Ordway, the county seat, and northeast 33 miles (53 km) to Haswell.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Sugar City has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1900 | 689 | — | |
1910 | 808 | 17.3% | |
1920 | 836 | 3.5% | |
1930 | 598 | −28.5% | |
1940 | 565 | −5.5% | |
1950 | 527 | −6.7% | |
1960 | 409 | −22.4% | |
1970 | 307 | −24.9% | |
1980 | 306 | −0.3% | |
1990 | 252 | −17.6% | |
2000 | 279 | 10.7% | |
2010 | 258 | −7.5% | |
2020 | 259 | 0.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
History
Sugar City was named for its sugar beet factory, established in 1899. It was owned by the National Beet Sugar Company. During a drought in the 1950s the wastewater lagoons at the factory dried, producing a smell that overwhelmed the town. The factory closed in 1967.[10][11]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Sugar City town; Colorado". Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 48.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Colorado.com". Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- ^ Eric Twitty (August 2003). "Silver Wedge: The Sugar Beet Industry in Fort Collins" (PDF). SWCA Environmental Consultants. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- CDOT map of the Town of Sugar City
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