Sugar Mountain, North Carolina

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|2.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land. It is located next to Sugar Mountain Ski Area, one of several ski areas in this section of North Carolina.

Sugar Mountain has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with warm summers and moderately cold winters, though very cold by North Carolina standards. Due to the village's high elevation, one can experiences all four seasons in equal length on the mountain.{{Cite web|title=Sugar Mountain climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Sugar Mountain weather averages - Climate-Data.org|url=https://en.climate-data.org/north-america/united-states-of-america/north-carolina/sugar-mountain-137382/|access-date=July 28, 2020|website=en.climate-data.org}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Sugar Mountain Climate|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/climate/city/north_carolina/sugar_mountain|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=July 28, 2020|website=}}{{Weather box

| location = Sugar Mountain

| single line = Y

| Jan high F = 39.2

| Feb high F = 41.5

| Mar high F = 49.8

| Apr high F = 58.3

| May high F = 66

| Jun high F = 71.8

| Jul high F = 74.8

| Aug high F = 73.9

| Sep high F = 68.7

| Oct high F = 59.9

| Nov high F = 51.1

| Dec high F = 42.6

| Jan mean F = 29.3

| Feb mean F = 31.5

| Mar mean F = 39.2

| Apr mean F = 47.3

| May mean F = 55.4

| Jun mean F = 61.9

| Jul mean F = 65.3

| Aug mean F = 64.4

| Sep mean F = 58.8

| Oct mean F = 49.1

| Nov mean F = 40.8

| Dec mean F = 32.9

| Jan low F = 19.6

| Feb low F = 21.4

| Mar low F = 28.8

| Apr low F = 36.5

| May low F = 45

| Jun low F = 52

| Jul low F = 55.8

| Aug low F = 54.9

| Sep low F = 49.1

| Oct low F = 38.5

| Nov low F = 30.6

| Dec low F = 32.9

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation inch = 4.17

| Feb precipitation inch = 4.45

| Mar precipitation inch = 5.51

| Apr precipitation inch = 4.80

| May precipitation inch = 5.51

| Jun precipitation inch = 5.39

| Jul precipitation inch = 5.63

| Aug precipitation inch = 5.43

| Sep precipitation inch = 5.08

| Oct precipitation inch = 4.80

| Nov precipitation inch = 4.53

| Dec precipitation inch = 4.05

| Jan snow inch = 10.9

| Feb snow inch = 11.8

| Mar snow inch = 5.8

| Apr snow inch = 4.1

| May snow inch = 0.2

| Jun snow inch = 0

| Jul snow inch = 0

| Aug snow inch = 0

| Sep snow inch = 0

| Oct snow inch = 0.3

| Nov snow inch = 2

| Dec snow inch = 6.5

| Jan snow days = 5.2

| Feb snow days = 4.7

| Mar snow days = 2.7

| Apr snow days = 1.6

| May snow days = 0.1

| Jun snow days = 0

| Jul snow days = 0

| Aug snow days = 0

| Sep snow days = 0

| Oct snow days = 0.2

| Nov snow days = 1

| Dec snow days = 3.8

|date=July 2020}}

{{US Census population

|1990= 132

|2000= 226

|2010= 198

|2020= 371

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}

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At the 2000 census there were 226 people, 121 households, and 61 families in the village. The population density was {{convert|92.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,212 housing units at an average density of {{convert|496.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.12% White, 0.44% Pacific Islander, and 0.44% from two or more races.

The mountain's name comes from people who thought the snow on the ground to look like grains of sugar. They were the first settlers here and the name stuck. Another reason for the name Sugar Mountain is because in 1900 a majority of the inhabitants worked in a sugar factory. An old tale said that one night in late January, the sugar in the factory was leaking out of the building and caused a layer of white grains that looked just like snow. {{Citation needed|reason=conflicting information|date=February 2019}}

Of the 121 households 7.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.8% were non-families. 35.5% of households were one person and 8.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.87 and the average family size was 2.32.

The age distribution was 6.2% under the age of 18, 18.6% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.1 males.

The median household income was $37,500 and the median family income was $50,208. Males had a median income of $26,528 versus $30,833 for females. The per capita income for the village was $27,063. About 6.8% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 12.1% of those sixty five or over.

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• [http://www.seesugar.com/]

{{Avery County, North Carolina}}

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Category:Villages in Avery County, North Carolina

Category:Villages in North Carolina

Category:Populated places established in 1989

Category:North Carolina populated places on the Watauga River