Sugar Creek, Missouri
City · Population 3,223 · #179 in Missouri
About Sugar Creek
Sugar Creek, MO is a small town located in western Missouri, home to 3,223 residents as of the latest Census estimates.
Sugar Creek holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 11.04 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 292 residents per square mile.
📰 Sugar Creek News Today
- Sugar Creek police investigating death after man found with gunshot wound KMBC · Jul 15
- Deadly shooting in Sugar Creek under investigation by police KCTV · Jul 15
- Glen Edward Newton Obituary Jul 6, 2026 Speaks Chapels · Jul 6
- Family gathered Friday for balloon release to remember 20-year-old man killed in Sugar Creek KSHB 41 Kansas City · Jul 17
- Sugar Creek Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Sugar Creek Unique
- The only place in America named Sugar Creek — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Positioned in western Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Sugar Creek
- Ain't Yo Momma Kitchen — barbecue
- Cafe Verona — italian (café)
- Courthouse Exchange
- El Pico — mexican
- Flying Horse Flatbreads
- Main Street Coffee House (café)
- Ophelia's Restaurant — american
- Pleasant Street Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Square Pizza — pizza
- Up Dog
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- 1859 Jail and Marshal's Museum · Museum
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site Visitor Center · Attraction
- Vaile Mansion · Museum
- 1827 Log Courthouse · Museum
- Harry S Truman Presidential Library & Museum · Museum
- Pioneer Spring Cabin · Museum
- Sugar Creek Historical Society · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Sugar Creek
- Chaplin-Hood Park reviews ★
- Choplin-Hood Park reviews ★
- Dickinson Park reviews ★
- Harrison Sports Park reviews ★
- John C. O'Renick Park reviews ★
- McCoy Park reviews ★
- Mill Creek Park reviews ★
- Stover Park reviews ★
- William Henry Harrison Park reviews ★
- Young Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Sugar Creek
- ABRAHAM MALLINSON ELEMENTARY
- SUGAR CREEK ELEM.
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMissouri
TypeCity
Population (2024)3,223
Rank in state#179 of 938
Land area11.04 sq mi
Density292/sq mi
Coordinates39.1395, -94.4085