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Sugar Land is situated within Fort Bend County and is part of the Greater Houston area with the city of Houston located about 19 miles north east of Sugar Land. The Gulf Coast runes alongside Sugar Land and the Oyster Creek and Brazos River flow through it. Money magazine and CNN/Money ranked Sugar Land as 3rd in a list of the top 100 cities to live in within the nation in the year 2006. It likewise ranked as the 5th safest cities in the nation by CQ Press during the year 2007. Forbes.com chose Sugar Land as one of the "Top Suburbs to Live Well" in the year 2008. The communities throughout the city of Sugar Land are carefully planned and well-thought out. The type of weather throughout the year is considered as humid subtropical.

The Atakapa and the Karankawa Indian tribes were the first inhabitants to the area. The region was known for huge plantations, with such cash crops including sugarcane, cotton and corn as far back as the 1830s. Benjamin Terry originally named the township in 1879 because of the huge sugar refining plant which made up the majority of the economy during that time. Because of the ample amount of healthcare, businesses and housing that were offered to employees of the Imperial Sugar Company Sugar Land remained a "company town" from the years 1910 to 1959. During 1980, several larger corporations began to open facilities and offices within the city allowing numerous residents the chance to work near their homes. Presently, the city is the county's center of economic activity. It remains home to the headquarters of Imperial Sugar and Western Airways. Other businesses that make up the economy consist of those involved with energy, semiconductor, technical services, electronics, software, communications and engineering.

Due to Sugar Land's corporate vitality and diversity, the economy of Sugar Land has remain quite stable and allowed for a high quality of life. Thus, the city was ranked by both Texas Business and Outlook Magazine as amongst the "Top Cities in Texas" for business expansion and relocation.

Energy industries hold a very huge presence within the city, in particular petroleum refining and exploration. The headquarters to Nalco's Energy Service division and Western Airways are both situated in the city. The Imperial Sugar Company also has its head office situated in Sugar Land. Up until 2003, it likewise was the home of the only refinery and distribution center of the company.

During the year 1995, Schlumberger transported all of its Houston-area offices to a campus within the city of Sugar Land. Another company that moved from Houston was Minute Maid, that opened their head office in Town Square on February 16, the year 2009.