Sugar City, Colorado

Sugar City is a Statutory Town in Crowley County, Colorado, United States. The population was 259 at the 2020 census.[5]

Sugar City, Colorado
Town
A cafe along Colorado Street in Sugar City.
A cafe along Colorado Street in Sugar City.
Location of Sugar City in Crowley County, Colorado.
Location of Sugar City in Crowley County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°13′55″N 103°39′53″W
Country United States
State Colorado
County[1]Crowley County
IncorporatedJuly 2, 1900[2]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
[3]
 • Total0.39 sq mi (1.00 km2)
 • Land0.39 sq mi (1.00 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
4,304 ft (1,312 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total259
 • Density660/sq mi (260/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
81076
Area code719
FIPS code08-74815
GNIS feature ID0195392

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 (38.231866, -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
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900689—
191080817.3%
19208363.5%
1930598−28.5%
1940565−5.5%
1950527−6.7%
1960409−22.4%
1970307−24.9%
1980306−0.3%
1990252−17.6%
200027910.7%
2010258−7.5%
20202590.4%
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
  1. "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. United States Census Bureau. "Sugar City town; Colorado". Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  6. "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  7. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  8. 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.
  9. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  10. "Colorado.com". Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  11. Eric Twitty (August 2003). "Silver Wedge: The Sugar Beet Industry in Fort Collins" (PDF). SWCA Environmental Consultants. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.