Sugarland Run, Virginia

Sugarland Run is a planned community and census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia. The population as of the 2010 United States Census was 11,799.[1] In 2020, it was estimated to be 12,956.[2] Sugarland Run is part of the Washington metropolitan area and is 22 miles west of Washington, D.C.

Sugarland Run
Census-designated place
IncorporatedFebruary 22, 1971
Founded byJoseph M. Fries, Richard B. Abramson, Jack L. Lewis
Named forSugarland Run
Government
 • TypeBoard of Directors
 • BodyBoard of Directors of the Sugarland Run Homeowners Association
Area
 • Total5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total11,799
 • Estimate 
(2020)
12,956
 • Rank9

Geography

Sugarland Run is 2 miles north of Virginia State Route 7 and 3 miles south of the Potomac River. The Sugarland Run flows along the east side of the community.

The CDP is connected by Virginia State Route 7 to Leesburg in the west, and Reston, Tysons, and Interstate 495 in 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 in the south, and Legato, Fairfax Station, Burke, West Springfield, and Interstate 95 in the southeast. Virginia State Route 193 connects the CDP to Great Falls, Interstate 495, and McLean, all in 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. Dominion High School is the location of the county's gifted high school, Loudoun Academy of Science.

Tertiary education

Sugarland Run is 3 miles northeast of the Northern Virginia Community College – Loudoun Campus (NVCC). It is also 3 miles northeast of George Mason Loudoun. The CDP is 6 miles north of Savior Unity University of America, 7 miles east of George Washington University's Ashburn campus, 8 miles east of Strayer University's Ashburn campus, and 8 miles east of Shenandoah University's Scholar Plaza.

Homeowners' associations

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

  • two community centers
  • an Olympic-size pool
  • a tot pool
  • tennis courts
  • basketball courts
  • volleyball court
  • baseball field
  • fishing lake
  • 26 miles of paved wooded walking trails
  • numerous playgrounds

Sugarland Run consists of four models of single-family homes (Balboa, Laguna, Malibu, and Redondo) and townhouses (at least four models) that were built in the 1970s and 1980s. Most homes 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.

References
  1. Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Archived 2012-07-11 at Archive.today Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-02-25.
  2. "Sugarland Run CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

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