<P> 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 Greatwood, First Colony, Sugar Creek, River Park, Riverstone, New Territory, Telfair, and many others . Many of the communities feature golf courses, country clubs, 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 . </P> <P> 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. 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 . The headquarters are still located within the city . To the east of northern Sugar Land is the Sugar Land Business Park . Many of the electronic and energy companies are located here . Sugar Land Business Park is the largest business and industrial area in the city . </P> <P> 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, the largest in Sugar Land encompassing 10,000 acres (40 km). Other master - planned communities in this area are Sugar Creek, Sugar Lakes, Commonwealth, Avalon, Telfair, and Riverstone . This area is the location of First Colony Mall, Sugar Land Town Square, 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 . Another recreational facility in the area is the Sugar Land Ice & Sports Center (formerly Sugar Land Aerodrome). </P> <P> Most of the southwestern area of Sugar Land is outside the city limits, within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city . This area is sometimes referred to as the "other side of the river" because it is separated from the rest of Sugar Land's ETJ and the city itself by the Brazos River . All of this area is in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District . This area has two master - planned communities, Greatwood and River Park . Other communities in this area are Canyon Gate on the Brazos, still in development, and Tara Colony, an older large subdivision which has a Richmond address but is actually in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Sugar Land and is up for future annexation . </P>

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