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office suites - CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked the City of Sugar Land as one of America's Best Places to Live.
They have also received National recognition by others as one of the Best Places to Raise Your Family and as one of the Best Communities for Young People.
Located 20 miles southwest of Houston, the City of Sugar Land sets new standards for livability for its 74,472 residents and the many businesses based
there.
City Characteristics - Sugar Land Overview - Population History - Census 2000
Founded as a sugar plantation in the mid 1800s and incorporated in 1959, Sugar Land is located in Fort Bend County, 20 miles southwest of downtown Houston. Sugar Land is a full-service municipality providing police and fire protection, water/wastewater utilities, solid waste collection, curbside recycling, a regional airport, parks and recreation, public works, planning/zoning and other services.
Census 2000 figures ranked Sugar Land #1 in growth in the Houston metro area and #1 among the state's 45 largest cities. The City's population jumped from 24,529 in 1990 to 63,328 in 2000 - a 158 percent increase. By race, the City's breakdown is 60.84 percent, White; 23.75 percent, Asian; 7.98 percent, Hispanic or Latino; and 5.12 percent, Black or African American.
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Estimated January 2006 Population: 74,472
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Form of Government: Council/Manager
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Property Tax Base: $7.1 billion
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City Employees: 577
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Professional Firefighters: 98
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Sworn Police Officers: 126
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2006-2007 Fiscal Year Annual Budget: $141.6 million
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2006-2007 Property Tax Rate: 30.655 cents
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Total Households: 21,017 (As of Dec. 31, 2005)
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Average Residential Value: $216,720
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Developed Land-Use Mix: 72% Residential/16.5% Commercial/11.5% Industrial
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Bond Ratings: Moody's, Aa2; Standard and Poor's, AA; Fitch Investment Services, AA.
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