Editing Sugar Land, Texas (section)

=== Districts and communities ===
{{Main|Geographic areas of Sugar Land, Texas}}

[[Image:SugarLakes.JPG|thumb|Sugar Lakes planned community]]
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 [[First Colony]], [[Greatwood (Sugar Land, Texas)|Greatwood]], [[New Territory]], [[Telfair, Sugar Land|Telfair]], Sugar Creek, River Park, Imperial, [[Riverstone (Sugar Land, Texas)|Riverstone]] and many others. Many of the communities feature [[golf course]]s, [[country club]]s, and lakes. The first master-planned community to be developed in Sugar Land was Sugar Creek. There are now a total of thirteen master-planned communities located in Sugar Land's [[city limits]] and its [[extraterritorial jurisdiction]] combined.

The northern portion of Sugar Land, sometimes referred to by residents and government officials as "Old Sugar Land", comprises all the communities north of [[U.S. Route 90 Alternate (Texas)|U.S. Highway 90A]], but it also includes the subdivisions/areas of Venetian Estates, and Belknap/Brookside, which is just south of U.S. 90A. Most of this area was the original city limits of Sugar Land when it was incorporated in 1959. Located in this part of town is the former Imperial Sugar Company refinery and distribution center that was shut down in 2003, even though the company's headquarters are still located within the city. To the east of northern Sugar Land is the Sugar Land Business Park, the largest business and industrial area in the city. Many of the city's electronic and energy companies are located here, including the future North American headquarters of [[Schlumberger]]. The Imperial master-planned community, including Constellation Field and the future Imperial Market development, is also located in north Sugar Land.

The largest economic and entertainment activities are in the areas of south and southeastern Sugar Land. Most of the population in the city limits are concentrated here. This area is all master-planned communities and it includes nearly all of [[First Colony, Sugar Land, Texas|First Colony]], the largest in Sugar Land encompassing {{convert|10,000|acre|km2}}. Other master-planned communities in this area are Sugar Creek, Sugar Lakes, Commonwealth, Avalon, [[Telfair, Sugar Land|Telfair]], and [[Riverstone (Sugar Land, Texas)|Riverstone]]. This area is the location of First Colony Mall, Sugar Land Town Square, the new Sugar Land City Hall, and other major commercial areas. This area boasts a wide range of recreational activities including three golf courses and country clubs, including [[Sweetwater Country Club]] (the former home of the [[LPGA]]), as well as the Sugar Land Ice & Sports Center (formerly Sugar Land Aerodrome).

The southwestern area of Sugar Land was recently annexed into the city limits, and is sometimes referred to as the "other side of the river". This is due to this area being separated from the rest of Sugar Land by the [[Brazos River]], as well as being served by the [[Lamar Consolidated Independent School District]]. The southwest side has two master-planned communities, Greatwood and River Park. Other communities in this area are Canyon Gate on the Brazos and Tara Colony, the latter an older large subdivision which has a Richmond address but is actually in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Sugar&nbsp;Land and up for future annexation.

The western portion of Sugar Land was also fully incorporated into the [[city limits]] in 2017. It is home to two master-planned communities, New Territory and Telfair, the latter of which was previously prison farm land owned by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. It was sold in 2003 and annexed to the city limits by Sugar Land in 2004. A new highway, [[Texas State Highway 99|State Highway 99]] (more commonly known as the "Grand Parkway"), opened in 1994 as a major arterial in this area. North of this area and U.S. Highway 90A is the [[Sugar Land Regional Airport]] and the recently decommissioned Texas Department of Corrections [[Central Unit]], which in 2011 became the first Texas prison to be closed without a replacement facility and is being targeted by the city for future light industrial development.