Sugartown, Louisiana
| Sugartown, Louisiana | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Beauregard |
| Elevation | 104 ft (31.7 m) |
| Coordinates | 30°50′24″N 93°0′54″W / 30.84000°N 93.01500°WCoordinates: 30°50′24″N 93°0′54″W / 30.84000°N 93.01500°W |
| Area | 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| - land | 5.1 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| - water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 54 (2010) |
| Density | 10.6/km2 (27.5/sq mi) |
| Settled | circa 1816 |
| Government | Beauregard Parish Police Jury |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 70662 |
| Area code | 337 |
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Sugartown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States, approximately 16 miles (26 km) east of DeRidder. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 54. The geographical center of Sugartown today is posted as the intersection of LA 112 and LA 113. The original community was much larger.
The governing body for Sugartown is the Beauregard Parish Police Jury with DeRidder as the parish seat. Law enforcement is provided by the Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office, and the Louisiana State Police patrol the state highways.
The timber industry is a major part of the economy due to the many tree farms in the Sugartown area. From the early 19th century to the 1920s timber companies owned large tracts of land and would clear-cut the huge virgin pines. When the pines were cut out, the sawmills would move and the towns would dry up. Pine stumps, and those referred to as rich lighter, are still harvested today. With replanting of trees the timber industry is still thriving with harvested wood delivered to sawmills and the Boise Cascade paper mill in DeRidder
Although some individual families had come into the lower Calcasieu region earlier, the first permanent settlement in Southwest Louisiana at or around Sugartown occurred before 1818 when the area was part of the Neutral Strip. It was home to the first cotton gin west of the Calcasieu River (which operated more than 40 years), the first local school, the earliest cemetery, and the earliest church in the area. At the turn of the 20th century, Sugartown consisted of a Masonic Lodge, school, churches, racetrack, saloons, boarding houses, stores, supply houses and a doctor's office. Although never legally incorporated, Sugartown was the center of organized community life, the recognized trade, business and economic center of the area until, due to the growth of the timber industry and the location of the railroad, DeRidder supplanted it in the early 20th century.
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