Sugarland Run, Virginia Explained

Sugarland Run, Virginia
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Named For:Sugarland Run
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Pushpin Label:Sugarland Run
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Loudoun
Government Type:Board of Directors
Governing Body:Sugarland Run Homeowners Association
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:February 22, 1971
Founder:Joseph M. Fries, Richard B. Abramson, Jack L. Lewis
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.26
Area Land Km2:5.20
Area Water Km2:0.06
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:11799
Population Density Km2:267.9
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:270
Coordinates:39.0375°N -77.3753°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:20164 (Sterling)
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:51-76464
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Population Est:12956
Pop Est As Of:2020

Sugarland Run is a planned community and census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 11,799.[2] In 2020, it was estimated to be 12,956.[3] Sugarland Run is part of the Washington metropolitan area and is by road northwest of Washington, D.C.

Geography

Sugarland Run is in the eastern corner of Loudoun County, 2miles north of Virginia State Route 7 and 3miles south of the Potomac River. The community is named for Sugarland Run, a stream which flows toward the Potomac along the east side of the community.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Sugarland CDP has a total area of 5.3sqkm, of which 0.06sqkm, or 1.12%, is water.[1]

The CDP is connected by Virginia State Route 7 to Leesburg to the west and Reston, Tysons and Interstate 495 to the east. Nearby Virginia State Route 28 connects it to Sterling, Dulles International Airport, Dulles Town Center, Chantilly, Centreville and Manassas, all to the south. Virginia State Route 286 connects Sugarland Run to Reston and Herndon to the south and to Interstate 95 to the southeast. Virginia State Route 193 connects the CDP to Great Falls, Interstate 495 and McLean to the east.

Education

Primary and secondary education

Students in Sugarland Run attend Loudoun County Public Schools. There are two elementary schools for the community, Sugarland Elementary and Meadowland Elementary. They are in Sugarland Run. Middle school students attend Seneca Ridge Middle School. High school students attend Dominion High School, which is the location of the county's gifted high school, Loudoun Academy of Science.

Tertiary education

Sugarland Run is 3miles northeast of the Northern Virginia Community CollegeLoudoun Campus (NVCC). It is also three miles northeast of George Mason Loudoun.

Homeowners' associations

Sugarland Run has three homeowners' associations — Sugarland Run Homeowners' Association, Sugarland Square Homeowners' Association and Sugarland Run Townhouse Homeowners' Association. Community amenities include:

Sugarland Run has four models of single-family homes (Balboa, Laguna, Malibu and Redondo). Some were built with garages, some had car ports. Owners have added garage/car ports and additions which adds variation to the style of the homes in the neighborhood. There are also townhouses (at least four models). These homes were built in the 1970s and 1980s. Most back to paved walking trails, woods or streams. In contrast to surrounding colonial-style neighborhoods, Sugarland Run homes are built in the California contemporary style with vaulted ceilings and modern exteriors.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files –Virginia. United States Census Bureau. March 3, 2021.
  2. Web site: Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Sugarland Run CDP, Virginia. U.S. Census Bureau. March 3, 2021.
  3. Web site: Sugarland Run CDP, Virginia. December 28, 2020. United States Census Bureau.