Sugar City, Idaho
Location of Sugar City, Idaho
Coordinates: 43°52′20″N 111°44′50″W / 43.87222, -111.74722
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Madison
Area
- Total	0.8 sq mi (2.0 km²)
- Land	0.8 sq mi (2.0 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	4,895 ft (1,492 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,242
- Density	1,582.5/sq mi (611.0/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	83448
Area code(s)	208
FIPS code	16-78040
GNIS feature ID	0397220

Sugar City is a city in Madison County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,242 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Rexburg, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Sugar City is located at 43°52′20″N, 111°44′50″W (43.872317, -111.747331)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,242 people, 326 households, and 292 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,582.5 people per square mile (614.8/km²). There were 336 housing units at an average density of 428.1/sq mi (166.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.83% White, 0.16% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 4.51% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.29% of the population.

There were 326 households out of which 57.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.7% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.4% were non-families. 8.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.81 and the average family size was 4.08.

In the city the population was spread out with 40.6% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,500, and the median income for a family was $46,333. Males had a median income of $30,139 versus $22,917 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,737. About 6.1% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

See also: Teton Dam.

Education

Sugar-Salem High School is a small high school located in the town of Sugar City and is part of the Sugar-Salem School District. The district takes in students from the surrounding area, from the community referred to locally as Plano on the west to beyond the town of Newdale on the east. On the north it borders Fremont County, following the Henry's fork of the Snake River, and on the south it borders with Madison School District and the city of Rexburg.

Notable native

• Harold G. Hillam - He was born here and was a member of the seven-man Presidency of the Seventy

References

External links

• Sugar City, Idaho is at coordinates 43°52′20″N 111°44′50″W / 43.872317, -111.747331 (Sugar City, Idaho)Coordinates: 43°52′20″N 111°44′50″W / 43.872317, -111.747331 (Sugar City, Idaho)
• Sugar-Salem High School website
• District website
• Official city website

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