Sugar City, Idaho

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official_name = Sugar City, Idaho
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Sugar City, Idaho


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Idaho
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Madison
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area_total_km2 = 2.0
area_land_km2 = 2.0
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area_total_sq_mi = 0.8
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1242
population_density_km2 = 611.0
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timezone = Mountain (MST)
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elevation_m = 1492
elevation_ft = 4895
latd = 43 |latm = 52 |lats = 20 |latNS = N
longd = 111 |longm = 44 |longs = 50 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 83448
area_code = 208
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blank_info = 16-78040
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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 coor dms|43|52|20|N|111|44|50|W|city (43.872317, -111.747331)GR|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 censusGR|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

[http://sd322.k12.id.us/diggers/sshs/index.htm Sugar-Salem High School] is a small high school located in the town of Sugar City and is part of the [http://www.sd322.k12.id.us/ 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 natives

*Harold G. Hillam - General Authority Emeritus in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, former member of the Presidency of the Seventy
*Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Pulitzer-prize winning author of "A Midwife's Tale"

References

External links

* [http://sd322.k12.id.us/diggers/sshs/index.htm Sugar-Salem High School website]
* [http://www.sd322.k12.id.us/ District website]
* [http://www.sugarcityidaho.gov/ Official city website]