One of his counselors was James Malone, a construction engineer for E. H. Dyer, who was not a Mormon.

[4] In early years the factory had a labor shortage, leading to a local community of Nikkei—Japanese migrants and their descendants.

[4] The city was flooded by the waters of the Teton Dam collapse on June 5, 1976.

Idaho State Highway 33 runs through the center of Sugar City, leading southwest 4.5 miles (7 km) to the center of Rexburg and east the same distance to Teton.

10.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

8.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The district takes in students from the surrounding area, from the community referred to locally as Plano on the west to beyond the town of Newdale on the east.

On the north it borders Fremont County, following the Henry's fork of the Snake River, and on the south it borders with Madison School District and the city of Rexburg.