Sugar City, Colorado

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

Town of 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

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 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  2. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  3. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. United States Census Bureau. "Sugar City town; Colorado". Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  6. "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  7. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 July 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. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  10. "Colorado.com". Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  11. Eric Twitty (August 2003). "Silver Wedge: The Sugar Beet Industry in Fort Collins" (PDF). SWCA Environmental Consultants. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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