Sugar City, Idaho
Sugar City is a city of 2,122 people in Madison County, Idaho, founded in 1903.
Why visit Sugar City
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 6 parks and trails and 1 place to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Madison County Courthouse.
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 84°F; January lows average 9°F.
Weather in Sugar City
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Sugar City
Sugar City is a city in Madison County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,715 at the 2020 census, up from 1,514 in 2010. It is part of the Rexburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.
From the Wikipedia article Sugar City, Idaho (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Madison County Courthouse
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.6 mi
Historic courthouse in Rexburg, Idaho, United States
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes1
Panda Express
Fast food · Chinese · 1.8 mi
1490 North 2nd East, Rexburg
Mo-Sa 10:00-22:00; Su 11:00-21:00
Churches and places of worship3
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Rexburg Stake Tabernacle
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.6 mi
Historic church in Idaho, United States
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church · Latter-Day Saints · 1.2 mi
History
Sugar City was a company town for the Fremont County Sugar Company, which was part of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, supporting a sugar beet processing factory built in 1903–1904. Since it was created to support the factory, construction workers and early factory families were housed in tents, leading to the nickname "Rag Town". By 1904, the town consisted of 35 houses, two stores, a hotel, an opera house, several boarding houses, two lumber yards, a meat market, and a schoolhouse. The first Mormon ward was the Sugar City Ward, with Bishop Mark Austin. One of his counselors was James Malone, a construction engineer for E. H. Dyer, who was not a Mormon.
In early years the factory had a labor shortage, leading to a local community of Nikkei—Japanese migrants and their descendants.
The city was flooded by the waters of the Teton Dam collapse on June 5, 1976.
From the History section of Sugar City, Idaho on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries21
Map of Sugar City
34 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 9°F | 1.1 in |
| Feb | 34°F | 12°F | 0.7 in |
| Mar | 46°F | 23°F | 0.9 in |
| Apr | 57°F | 30°F | 1.5 in |
| May | 67°F | 37°F | 1.7 in |
| Jun | 75°F | 43°F | 1.4 in |
| Jul | 82°F | 48°F | 0.4 in |
| Aug | 84°F | 46°F | 0.8 in |
| Sep | 74°F | 38°F | 0.8 in |
| Oct | 59°F | 29°F | 1.0 in |
| Nov | 43°F | 21°F | 0.8 in |
| Dec | 30°F | 11°F | 1.0 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Sugar City (1 mi away), rain and snow from Rexburg Madison Co Ap, NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Madison County has had 3 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for biologicals.
- 2020-04-09: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2005-09-13: Hurricane Katrina (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Rexburg-Madison County Airport (RXE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 miles away.
- Rexburg 4 mi southwest, about 7 min by car
- St. Anthony 7 mi northeast, about 12 min by car
- Rigby 16 mi southwest, about 26 min by car
- Ririe 17 mi south, about 27 min by car
- Ashton 20 mi northeast, about 33 min by car
- Iona 26 mi south, about 41 min by car
- Lincoln 27 mi southwest, about 43 min by car
- Idaho Falls 30 mi southwest, about 49 min by car
- Ammon 30 mi south, about 47 min by car
- Driggs 34 mi east, about 54 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Sugar City, Idaho, Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Fort Henry, Idaho Historical Marker 135, Sugar City, Idaho (1164650105), Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- -IDAHO-L-0112- Teton Dam Flood - Sugar City (5901074387), WaterArchives.org from Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- -IDAHO-L-0124- Teton Dam Flood - Sugar City (5901713016), WaterArchives.org from Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- -IDAHO-L-0110- Teton Dam Flood - Sugar City (5901124391), WaterArchives.org from Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- -IDAHO-L-0042- Teton Dam Flood - Sugar City (5875143854), WaterArchives.org from Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- -IDAHO-L-0125- Teton Dam Flood - Sugar City (5901718762), WaterArchives.org from Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- -IDAHO-L-0122- Teton Dam Flood - Sugar City (5901139921), WaterArchives.org from Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- -IDAHO-L-0121- Teton Dam Flood - Sugar City (5901705456), WaterArchives.org from Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- -IDAHO-L-0076- Teton Dam Flood - Sugar City (5902051760), WaterArchives.org from Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- -IDAHO-L-0126- Teton Dam Flood - Sugar City (5901722402), WaterArchives.org from Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- -IDAHO-L-0119- Teton Dam Flood - Sugar City (5902473502), WaterArchives.org from Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- -IDAHO-L-0123- Teton Dam Flood - Sugar City (5901204933), WaterArchives.org from Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- -IDAHO-L-0109- Teton Dam Flood - Sugar City (5902200598), WaterArchives.org from Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rexburg Stake Tabernacle 1, Rich jj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Madison County Courthouse, Idaho, Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0
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