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Sugar Land, Texas
Sugar Land is a city located in Fort Bend County along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area.  It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas, having grown more than 158 percent in the last decade. 

Founded as a sugar plantation in the early mid 1800s and incorporated in 1959, Sugar Land is the largest city and economic center of Fort Bend County.  The city is the third-largest in population and second-largest in economic activities of the Houston area.

Sugar Land is home to the headquarters of Imperial Sugar and the company's main refinery and distribution center was once located in this city.  As a nod to this heritage, the Imperial Sugar crown logo can be seen in the city seal and logo. In addition, Sugar Land has a large number of international energy, software, engineering, and product firms.

Sugar Land has the most master-planned communities in Fort Bend County, which is home to the largest number of master-planned communities in the nation, including New Territory, Telfair, Greatwood, Chelsea Harbour, Riverstone and many others.  As of 2006 Fort Bend County is the wealthiest county in Texas with a median household income of $75,202 (in 2006 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars), having surpassed Collin and Rockwall counties (Dallas suburbs) since the 2000 census.

In 2006 CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Sugar Land third on its list of the 100 Best Cities to Live in the United States.

In 2007, CQ Press has ranked Sugar Land fifth on its list of Safest Cities in the United States (14th annual "City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan American").

In 2008, Forbes.com selected Sugar Land along with Bunker Hill Village and Hunters Creek Village as one of the three Houston-area "Top Suburbs To Live Well," noting its affluence despite its large population.