Population History

City Characteristics - Sugar Land Overview - Population History - Census 2000

Through a series of annexations, Sugar Land has grown to its current size of approximately 84,511 as of Jan. 1, 2010.

• Census 1960 -- 2,802
• Census 1970 -- 3,318
• Census 1980 -- 8,826
• Estimated 1986 -- 15,587 (includes annexation of Sugar Creek)
• Census 1990 -- 24,529 (includes annexation of Fort Bend County MUD 16)
• Estimated 1992 -- 34,524 (includes annexation of Fort Bend County MUD 12)
• Estimated 1994 -- 36,846
• Estimated 1995 -- 45,097 (includes annexation of First Colony MUDs 1 & 6 & internal MUD 13)
• Estimated 1996 -- 45,699
• Estimated 1997 -- 59,157 (includes annexation of First Colony MUDs 2, 3, 4, 5 & 8)
• Estimated 1998 -- 60,043
• Estimated 1999 -- 61,587
• Census 2000 -- 63,328 (Census, April 1, 2000)
• Estimated 2001 -- 65,895 (Jan 1, 2001)
• Estimated 2002 -- 66,721 (Jan 1, 2002)
• Estimated 2003 -- 67,592 (Jan 1, 2003)
• Estimated 2004 -- 69,129 (Jan 1, 2004)
• Estimated 2005 -- 70,758 (Jan 1, 2005)
• Estimated 2006 -- 74,472 (Jan 1, 2006)(includes annexation of FBC MUD 113 -- Avalon)
• Estimated 2007 -- 76,228 (Jan 1, 2007)
• Estimated 2008 -- 77,982 (Jan 1, 2008)
• Estimated 2009 -- 79,573 (Jan 1, 2009)
• Estimated 2010 -- 84,511 (Jan 1, 2010)(includes annexation of FBC MUD 1 -- RiverPark)