Editing Sugar Hill, Georgia

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'''Sugar Hill''' is a city in northern [[Gwinnett County, Georgia|Gwinnett County]] in the U.S. state of Georgia, included within the [[Metro Atlanta]] area. The population was 25,076 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="census2020" /> making it the fourth-largest city in Gwinnett County.<ref name="census_growth" /> It is in close proximity to [[Lake Lanier]] and the foothills of the [[North Georgia mountains]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Sugar Hill |url=https://cityofsugarhill.com/community/about-sugar-hill/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010174045/https://cityofsugarhill.com/community/about-sugar-hill/ |archive-date=October 10, 2022 |access-date=October 10, 2022 |website=cityofsugarhill.com}}</ref>

==History==
Sugar Hill was established through a charter by the [[Georgia General Assembly|Georgia state assembly]] in 1939 as the Town of Sugar Hill<ref name="charter1939">{{Cite book |last=Georgia General Assembly |url=https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlgl_176455152 |title=Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly of the state of Georgia 1939 [volume 1] |date=1939 |pages=1302–1328 |chapter=Sugar Hill town charter. No. 321 |access-date=October 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023100854/https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlgl_176455152 |archive-date=October 23, 2023 |url-status=live |via=[[Georgia Library Learning Online|GALILEO]]}}</ref> and officially incorporated on March 24, 1939.<ref name="gagov">{{Cite web |title=Sugar Hill |url=http://georgia.gov/cities-counties/sugar-hill |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117054749/http://georgia.gov/cities-counties/sugar-hill |archive-date=January 17, 2013 |access-date=January 15, 2013 |publisher=georgia.gov}}</ref> The town was renamed the City of Sugar Hill in 1975.<ref name="charter1975">{{Cite book |last=Georgia General Assembly |url=https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlgl_358146257#text |title=Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly of the state of Georgia 1975 [volume 2] |date=1975 |pages=3232–3269 |chapter=City of Sugar Hill new charter. No. 227 (House Bill No. 233) |access-date=October 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023104931/https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlgl_358146257 |archive-date=October 23, 2023 |url-status=live |via=[[Georgia Library Learning Online|GALILEO]]}}</ref> Before the city was incorporated, the area was part of a route from the railroad in [[Buford, Georgia|Buford]] to the city of [[Cumming, Georgia|Cumming]]. According to local tradition, the town was named after an incident where a large shipment of sugar spilled and the area became known as "the hill where the sugar spilled" or "the sugar hill".<ref name="shhistory">{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=http://www.cityofsugarhill.com/content/68/180/default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121214845/http://www.cityofsugarhill.com/content/68/180/default.aspx |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |access-date=January 15, 2013 |publisher=City of Sugar Hill, Georgia}}</ref>

In 2001, a drastic increase in [[natural gas]] prices, disproportionate to the cost of natural gas outside of Sugar Hill, resulted in residents forming "The Committee to Dissolve Sugar Hill", with over 1,600 residents signing a petition calling for a [[referendum]] to abolish both the municipal utility and the city itself.<ref name="creativeloafing">{{Cite web |last=Graham, Emily |date=March 28, 2001 |title=Making a city history - Sugar Hill latest among small cities targeted for extinction |url=https://creativeloafing.com/content-183584-news---making-a-city-history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051229/http://clatl.com/atlanta/making-a-city-history/Content?oid=1230201 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=January 16, 2013 |publisher=[[Creative Loafing]]}}</ref> State senator Billy Ray proposed a bill asking for a non-binding referendum.  The bill was passed in the state senate but failed to pass in the House, and the effort to revoke the city's charter was unsuccessful.<ref name="hb_green">{{Cite web |date=September 2, 2002 |title=Gwinnett County, Ga., Grows by Turning Inward. |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-91021993.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409162020/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-91021993.html |archive-date=April 9, 2016 |access-date=January 16, 2012 |publisher=[[Knight Ridder|Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News]] |via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}</ref> The city council responded to this effort by reducing the utility's prices to be comparable to those in the surrounding area.<ref name="hb_gas" />

==Geography==
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Sugar Hill is located in northern Gwinnett County in northern Georgia. It is bordered to the northeast by the city of Buford and to the southwest by the city of [[Suwanee, Georgia|Suwanee]]. [[Georgia State Route 20]] is the main highway through the center of Sugar Hill, leading northwest {{convert|11|mi}} to Cumming and south {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville]], the Gwinnett County seat. [[U.S. Route 23]] runs along the southern edge of Sugar Hill, leading southwest {{convert|5|mi|0}} to Suwanee and {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Duluth, Georgia|Duluth]]. US 23 turns southeast at the Sugar Hill–Buford border and runs {{convert|1|mi}} with SR 20 to [[Interstate 985]], which in turn leads northeast {{convert|19|mi}} to [[Gainesville, Georgia|Gainesville]] and southwest {{convert|36|mi}} to [[downtown Atlanta]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], as of 2010 the city of Sugar Hill had a total land area of {{convert|27.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.33%, was water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1374180| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sugar Hill city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=November 30, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The [[U.S. Geological Survey]] lists the city's elevation as {{convert|1149|ft|m}}.<ref name="USGSelevation">{{Cite web |title=Sugar Hill, GA |url=http://mapper.acme.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102075829/http://mapper.acme.com/ |archive-date=January 2, 2008 |access-date=November 30, 2016 |website=mapper.acme.com |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate of Sugar Hill, as with most of the southeastern United States, is [[humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] (Cfa) according to the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen classification]] with four seasons, including hot, humid summers and cool winters.

July is generally the warmest month of the year with an average high of around {{convert|87|°F}}.  The coldest month is January which has an average high of around {{convert|50|°F}}.<ref name="climate">{{Cite web |title=Average Weather for Buford, GA |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/30518?from=36hr_bottomnav_business |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629031614/http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/30518?from=36hr_bottomnav_business |archive-date=June 29, 2014 |access-date=September 23, 2012 |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]]}}</ref> The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|107|°F}} in 1952, while the lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-8|°F}} in 1985.<ref name="climate" />

Sugar Hill receives abundant rainfall distributed fairly evenly throughout the year, as is typical of southeastern cities, with February on average having the highest average precipitation at {{convert|5.3|in}}, and April typically being the driest month with {{convert|3.7|in}}.<ref name="climate" />

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1940= 599
|1950= 783
|1960= 1175
|1970= 1745
|1980= 2473
|1990= 4557
|2000= 11399
|2010= 18522
|2020= 25076
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Sugar Hill is Gwinnett County's fourth-largest city by population.<ref name="census_growth" /> The city was previously the third-largest city in Gwinnett County<ref name="gdpsundaysales" /> until [[Peachtree Corners]] became a city on July 1, 2012.<ref name="11aliveptc">{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2011 |title=Peachtree Corners to become county's largest city |url=http://norcross.11alive.com/news/news/89764-gwinnett-peachtree-corners-become-countys-largest-city |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130219215558/http://norcross.11alive.com/news/news/89764-gwinnett-peachtree-corners-become-countys-largest-city |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 19, 2013 |access-date=January 20, 2013 |publisher=[[WXIA-TV|11 Alive]] }}</ref> After the 2000 census the city's growth was ranked 75 out of the 100 highest growing cities in the nation, and one of the 20 fastest growing in the state of Georgia<ref name="hb_growth">{{Cite web |date=July 14, 2003 |title=Atlanta Metro Growth Outdistances Rest of State. |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-105406608.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117103329/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-105406608.html |archive-date=November 17, 2018 |access-date=January 16, 2012 |publisher=[[Knight Ridder|Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News]]|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}</ref> The population growth from 2010 to 2020 was an increase of 35.4%.<ref name="census_growth">{{Cite web |last=Yeomans |first=Curt |date=September 6, 2021 |title=Census data shows Norcross had largest population growth of all Gwinnett's cities |url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/census-data-shows-norcross-had-largest-population-growth-of-all-gwinnetts-cities/article_08c5ad22-fbc9-11eb-9473-9baf8bae32ae.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906233852/https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/census-data-shows-norcross-had-largest-population-growth-of-all-gwinnetts-cities/article_08c5ad22-fbc9-11eb-9473-9baf8bae32ae.html |archive-date=September 6, 2021 |access-date=October 25, 2023 |website=Gwinnett Daily Post |language=en}}</ref>

In the 2020 census Sugar Hill had a population of 25,076, with 8,271 households in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2,253.8|PD/sqmi|PD/sqkm}}.  The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 62.7% white, 12.4% black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 11.4% Asian, and 6.9% from two or more races.  19.9% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="census2020">{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2020 |title=Sugar Hill, Georgia 2020 census |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sugarhillcitygeorgia/POP010220 |access-date=October 23, 2023 |website=[[Census.gov]] |archive-date=January 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126223010/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sugarhillcitygeorgia/POP010220 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2020, 27.4% of people were under 18. The median income for a household in the city was $89,583, and the median income for a family was $75,473. Males had a median income of $53,890 versus $37,991 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $35,990.  8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census2020" />

==Economy==
Sugar Hill, as with the rest of Gwinnett County, has a sales tax of 6%, which comprises the 4% state sales tax and a 2% local tax.<ref name="taxrate">{{Cite web |title=Gwinnett County Georgia Sales Tax Rates |url=http://www.taxrates.com/state-rates/georgia/counties/gwinnett-county/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001091527/http://www.taxrates.com/state-rates/georgia/counties/gwinnett-county/ |archive-date=October 1, 2017 |access-date=June 16, 2016 |publisher=taxrates.com}}</ref>

On April 28, 2011, Governor [[Nathan Deal]] signed legislation that allowed individual local communities to vote on whether to allow alcohol sales on Sundays, which had previously been prohibited by the Georgia General Assembly since the 1800s.<ref name="11alivesunday">{{Cite web |last=Leslie, Jennifer |date=November 20, 2011 |title=Sunday sales off to a brisk start in many cities |url=http://suwanee.11alive.com/news/news/91285-sunday-sales-brisk-start-many-cities |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130219210752/http://suwanee.11alive.com/news/news/91285-sunday-sales-brisk-start-many-cities |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 19, 2013 |access-date=January 20, 2013 |publisher=[[WXIA-TV|11 Alive]]}}</ref> Supporters of the proposal to allow Sunday sales of alcohol argued that doing so would help the economy.<ref name="11alivesunday" />  A total of 97 cities and counties in Georgia held referendums on November 8, 2011,<ref name="ajcblog97">{{Cite web |last=Galloway, Jim |date=September 13, 2011 |title=Political Insider 97 Georgia counties, cities set to vote on Sunday sales |url=http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2011/09/13/97-georgia-counties-cities-set-to-vote-on-sunday-sales/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318225332/http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2011/09/13/97-georgia-counties-cities-set-to-vote-on-sunday-sales/ |archive-date=March 18, 2013 |access-date=January 20, 2013 |publisher=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]}}</ref> including Sugar Hill.  The Sugar Hill city council voted to allow Sugar Hill residents vote on the issue<ref name="gdpsundaysales">{{Cite web |last=Alpert, Michael |date=July 11, 2011 |title=Sugar Hill to allow Sunday sales vote |url=http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2011/jul/11/sugar-hill-to-allow-sunday-sales-vote/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719003950/https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/archive/sugar-hill-to-allow-sunday-sales-vote/article_f79789af-086b-5f59-b3f2-53984102bc0c.html |archive-date=July 19, 2022 |access-date=January 20, 2013 |publisher=Gwinnett Daily Post}}</ref> and on November 15, 2011,<ref name="shalcohol">{{Cite web |title=Ordinance - Alcohol Sunday Sales |url=http://www.cityofsugarhill.com/filestorage/50/113/347/1715/8856/9162/Ordinance_Alcohol_Sunday_Sales.pdf |access-date=January 19, 2013 |publisher=City of Sugar Hill }}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Sugar Hill became one of several cities that voted to allow Sunday sales of alcohol.<ref name="sundaysales">{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2011 |title=Sunday alcohol sales start in metro Atlanta |url=http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/16086087/sunday-alcohol-sales-start-in-metro-atlanta |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621074929/http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/16086087/sunday-alcohol-sales-start-in-metro-atlanta |archive-date=June 21, 2012 |access-date=January 17, 2013 |publisher=[[WANF|CBS Atlanta]]}}</ref>  In 2012, the remaining areas of Gwinnett County that did not hold November 8 referendums voted to allow Sunday sales.<ref name="gdpsundaybuford">{{Cite web |last=Young, Camie |date=March 7, 2012 |title=Sunday sales passes in Gwinnett, Buford by wide margin |url=http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2012/mar/06/sunday-sales-passes-in-gwinnett-by-wide-margin/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310100049/http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2012/mar/06/sunday-sales-passes-in-gwinnett-by-wide-margin/ |archive-date=March 10, 2012 |access-date=January 20, 2013 |publisher=Gwinnett Daily Post}}</ref>

==Government==
The city of Sugar Hill is governed by a mayor and five member city council.<ref name="shcouncil">{{Cite web |title=Government |url=https://cityofsugarhill.com/government/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107063925/https://cityofsugarhill.com/government/ |archive-date=January 7, 2024 |access-date=January 7, 2024 |website=City of Sugar Hill |language=en-US}}</ref>

When Sugar Hill was established in 1939, the town charter called for a mayor and five city councilmen, and that these elected officials were to be elected every two years.<ref name="charter1939" />  An amendment to the town's charter in 1952 changed the election process so that the mayor and three members of the town council are elected on even years for a term of two years, and two other members of the council are elected on odd years for a term of two years.<ref name="charter1952">{{Cite book |last=Georgia General Assembly |url=https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlgl_210613511 |title=Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly of the state of Georgia 1952 session [volume 1] |date=1952 |pages=2600–2601 |chapter=Sugar Hill charter amended. No. 755 (Senate Bill No. 376) |access-date=October 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023103157/https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlgl_210613511 |archive-date=October 23, 2023 |url-status=live |via=[[Georgia Library Learning Online|GALILEO]]}}</ref> In 1975, when the new charter was enacted that reincorporated the Town of Sugar Hill as the City of Sugar Hill, it added the requirement that a councilmen be appointed as mayor pro tempore, and retained the election method established in 1952.<ref name="charter1975" />

The city's budget in 2012 was $28.2 million, and in 2013 was $19.4 million.<ref name="2013budget">{{Cite web |last=Alpert, Michael |date=December 10, 2012 |title=Sugar Hill passes $19.4M 2013 budget |url=http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2012/dec/10/sugar-hill-passes-194m-2013-budget/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719003951/https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/archive/sugar-hill-passes-19-4m-2013-budget/article_2d0a5d90-ddcc-5260-a61b-1d9da49366de.html |archive-date=July 19, 2022 |access-date=January 17, 2013 |publisher=Gwinnett Daily Post}}</ref>  In 2010<ref name="2010cityhall">{{Cite web |last=Alpert, Michael |date=May 7, 2010 |title=New City Hall to be heart of Sugar Hill |url=http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2010/may/07/new-city-hall-to-be-heart-of-sugar-hill/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808055026/http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2010/may/07/new-city-hall-to-be-heart-of-sugar-hill/ |archive-date=August 8, 2012 |access-date=January 17, 2013 |publisher=Gwinnett Daily Post}}</ref> Sugar Hill approved the process of constructing a larger city hall to accommodate for the city's increase in population.  The new city hall was completed and opened in January 2013.<ref name="gdpcityhall">{{Cite web |last=Young, Camie |date=January 8, 2013 |title=New Sugar Hill City Hall opens for business |url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/archive/new-sugar-hill-city-hall-opens-for-business/article_a69ca11b-cc5a-5075-9e14-32f7a158f059.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023110438/https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/archive/new-sugar-hill-city-hall-opens-for-business/article_a69ca11b-cc5a-5075-9e14-32f7a158f059.html |archive-date=October 23, 2023 |access-date=October 23, 2023 |publisher=[[Gwinnett Daily Post]]}}</ref>

Sugar Hill is part of [[Georgia's 7th congressional district]]<ref name="gmanet">{{Cite web |title=City of Sugar Hill |url=http://www.gmanet.com/Cities.aspx?FIPSCode=74180 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512185024/http://www.gmanet.com/Cities.aspx?FIPSCode=74180 |archive-date=May 12, 2012 |access-date=January 17, 2013 |publisher=Georgia Municipal Association}}</ref><ref name="7thcongressional">{{Cite web |title=Georgia's 7th Congressional District |url=http://www.opencongress.org/states/GA/districts/7 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307085009/https://www.opencongress.org/states/GA/districts/7 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |access-date=October 24, 2012 |publisher=[[Participatory Politics Foundation|opencongress.org]]}}</ref>  The city is part of the [[Georgia State Senate]]'s 45th district, and the 97th, 98th, and 102nd districts for the [[Georgia House of Representatives]].<ref name="gmanet" />

==Education==
Gwinnett county operates [[Gwinnett County Public Schools]] for [[K-12]] students living in Sugar Hill. Sugar Hill Elementary, White Oak Elementary, Sycamore Elementary, Lanier Middle School and [[Lanier High School (Sugar Hill, Georgia)|Lanier High School]] are the public schools serving the city of Sugar Hill residents. Portions of Sugar Hill also fall under the North Gwinnett district, encompassing Riverside Elementary, North Gwinnett Middle School, and [[North Gwinnett High School]].

[[Gwinnett County Public Library]] operates the Buford-Sugar Hill Branch in Buford.<ref>"[http://www.gwinnettpl.org/AboutYourLibrary/HoursAndLocations/index.html Hours & Locations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726082646/http://www.gwinnettpl.org/AboutYourLibrary/HoursAndLocations/index.html |date=2010-07-26 }}." [[Gwinnett County Public Library]]. Retrieved on February 24, 2010.</ref>

==Media==
{{See also|Media in Atlanta}}
As part of the Metro Atlanta area, Sugar Hill's primary network-affiliated television stations are [[WXIA-TV]] (NBC), [[WANF]] (CBS), [[WSB-TV]] (ABC), and [[WAGA-TV]] (Fox).<ref name="tv_station">{{Cite web |title=Sugar Hill TV Stations and Networks List |url=https://www.americantowns.com/sugar-hill-ga/tv-stations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023101253/https://www.americantowns.com/sugar-hill-ga/tv-stations/ |archive-date=October 23, 2023 |access-date=July 26, 2022 |publisher=American Towns}}</ref> [[WGTV]] is the local station of the statewide [[Georgia Public Television]] network and is a [[PBS]] member station.<ref name="gpb">{{Cite web |date=May 24, 2010 |title=WGTV |url=http://www.gpb.org/television/stations/wgtv |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525170537/http://www.gpb.org/television/stations/wgtv |archive-date=May 25, 2016 |access-date=July 26, 2022 |publisher=[[Georgia Public Broadcasting]]}}</ref>

Sugar Hill is served by the ''[[Gwinnett Daily Post]]'', which is the most widely distributed newspaper in Sugar Hill as well as Gwinnett county's legal organ.<ref name="legalorgan">{{Cite web |date=February 27, 2015 |title=Gwinnett Daily Post Legal Notices |url=https://www.gwinnettcourts.com/legals/2015/FEBRUARY%202015/0226%20GDP%20LEGAL%20NOTICES.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916052105/https://www.gwinnettcourts.com/legals/2015/FEBRUARY%202015/0226%20GDP%20LEGAL%20NOTICES.pdf |archive-date=September 16, 2016 |access-date=June 15, 2016 |publisher=[[Gwinnett Daily Post]]}}</ref>  The ''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'' is also distributed in Sugar Hill.  The weekly ''Gwinnett Herald'' served Sugar Hill from 1871 until 1885.<ref name="herald">{{Cite news |title=About Weekly Gwinnett herald. (Lawrenceville, Ga.) 1871–1885 |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85034079/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701030515/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85034079/ |archive-date=July 1, 2014}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Roads and freeways===
Sugar Hill's major road is [[Georgia State Route 20|State Route 20]], which travels through Sugar Hill in a general northwest–southeast direction, going southeast into the adjoining city of Buford and northwest into [[Forsyth County, Georgia|Forsyth County]].  The nearest interstates are [[I-985]] and [[I-85]], which are both accessible via State Route 20 in Buford.

===Pedestrians and cycling===
* [[Sugar Hill Greenway]] (Under construction)<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2016 |title=SUGAR LOOP GREENWAY MASTER PLAN |url=http://sugarhillgreenway.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Sugar_Loop_Greenway_Master_Plan_2016.04.14.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813225632/http://sugarhillgreenway.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Sugar_Loop_Greenway_Master_Plan_2016.04.14.pdf |archive-date=August 13, 2017 |access-date=August 13, 2017 |website=sugarhillgreenway.com}}</ref>
* [[Western Gwinnett Bikeway]] (Under construction)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gwinnett trails master plan unveiled for review |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/gwinnett-trails-master-plan-unveiled-for-review/9vSWnaYS8WspKG6cXz6D9I/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404134737/https://www.ajc.com/news/local/gwinnett-trails-master-plan-unveiled-for-review/9vSWnaYS8WspKG6cXz6D9I/ |archive-date=April 4, 2018 |access-date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>

===Utilities===
The city is a member of the Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia<ref name="hb_gas">{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2001 |title=Uproar Simmers as Sugar Hill, Ga., Gas Utility Changes Pricing Structure. |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-72677851.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328022210/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-72677851.html |archive-date=March 28, 2016 |access-date=January 16, 2012 |publisher=[[Knight Ridder|Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News]] |via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}</ref><ref name="municipalgas">{{Cite web |title=Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC |url=http://www.gasauthority.com/cms/TRANSCONTINENTAL+GAS+PIPE+LINE+COMPANY%2C+LLC.++/68.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425100244/http://www.gasauthority.com/cms/TRANSCONTINENTAL+GAS+PIPE+LINE+COMPANY%2C+LLC%2E++/68.html |archive-date=April 25, 2016 |access-date=January 16, 2013 |publisher=Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia}}</ref> and manages the Sugar Hill Gas Department, which provides [[natural gas]] for the city's residents.<ref name="gas">{{Cite web |title=Sugar Hill Gas Utility |url=http://www.cityofsugarhill.com/content/56/150/default.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116024532/http://www.cityofsugarhill.com/content/56/150/default.aspx |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |access-date=January 16, 2013 |publisher=City of Sugar Hill, Georgia}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Derrick Brown (American football)|Derrick Brown]], NFL football player<ref name="brown">{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=L |date=June 14, 2022 |title=NFL's Derrick Brown, a Lanier graduate, to host free youth football camp in Sugar Hill |url=https://www.northgwinnettvoice.com/nfls-derrick-brown-a-lanier-graduate-to-host-free-youth-football-camp-in-sugar-hill/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322194046/https://www.northgwinnettvoice.com/nfls-derrick-brown-a-lanier-graduate-to-host-free-youth-football-camp-in-sugar-hill/ |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |access-date=November 2, 2023 |website=North Gwinnett Voice}}</ref>
* [[Zach Calzada]], College football player<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zwermeman |first=Brent |date=November 21, 2019 |title=A&M was clear-cut choice for Georgian Zach Calzada |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/aggies/article/A-M-was-clear-cut-choice-for-Georgian-Zach-Calzada-14853909.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030092152/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/aggies/article/A-M-was-clear-cut-choice-for-Georgian-Zach-Calzada-14853909.php |archive-date=October 30, 2021 |access-date=October 12, 2021 |website=[[Houston Chronicle]]}}</ref>
* [[Kurt Johnson]], former [[National Hot Rod Association|NHRA]] pro stock driver<ref name="kjohnson">{{Cite web |last=Glick |first=Shav |date=November 13, 2000 |title=Scelzi Has a Picture-Perfect Finish at Pomona |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-nov-13-sp-51218-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108003950/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-nov-13-sp-51218-story.html |archive-date=November 8, 2023 |access-date=November 8, 2023 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Warren Johnson]], former NHRA pro stock driver<ref name="wjohnson">{{Cite web |last=Stephens |first=Bill |date=December 27, 2004 |title=Johnson spent Christmas in his shop |url=https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?id=1953851 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108004600/https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?id=1953851 |archive-date=November 8, 2023 |access-date=November 8, 2023 |website=[[ESPN.com]] |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Daryl Mitchell (actor)|Daryl Mitchell]], television and movie actor<ref name="mitchell">{{Cite magazine |last=Cooper |first=Chet |date=August–September 2010 |title=Daryl "Chill" Mitchell |url=http://abilitymagazine.com/Daryl-Chill-Mitchell.html |url-status=live |magazine=[[Ability (magazine)|Ability]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023065417/https://www.abilitymagazine.com/Daryl-Chill-Mitchell.html |archive-date=October 23, 2021 |access-date=August 17, 2010}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.cityofsugarhill.com/ City of Sugar Hill official website]

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