Sugar City, Colorado facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sugar City, Colorado
Town
Cafe along Colorado Street (2017)
Location within Crowley County and Colorado
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Crowley
Incorporated	July 2, 1900
Area
• Total	0.39 sq mi (1.00 km2)
• Land	0.39 sq mi (1.00 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	4,305 ft (1,312 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	259
• Density	664/sq mi (259.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	81076
Area code	719
FIPS code	08-74815
GNIS ID	195392

Sugar City is a statutory town in Crowley County, Colorado, United States. The population was 259 at the 2020 census.

History

A post office called Sugar City has been in operation since 1900. The community was named for the fact it once was a sugar manufacturing center.

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.

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). 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

See also

In Spanish: Sugar City (Colorado) para niños