More historic than 2% of U.S. towns · #598 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Most of Sugarmill Woods was built recently: 0.3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1997. Below: maps from 1954 on and the census since 1990.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Sugarmill Woods is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #598 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Sugarmill Woods’ overall grade.
Few Florida towns list much on the Register (a typical Florida town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Sugarmill Woods’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (33% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikipedia alone; no second source gives 1972.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±0.4 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikipedia (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Sugarmill Woods’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The name is derived from the Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins in nearby Homosassa.
The settlement was platted in 1972 by community developer Jim Sanders, with a concept of six villages: Cypress, Oak, Pinewood, Palm, Orange, and Meadow Run — each with its own village center. 24,000 lots were planned. The first nine holes of Sugarmill Woods Country Club's golf course, two tennis courts, and a swimming pool were completed in 1975. In 2023, Scott Yates took over the Sugarmill Woods Country Club golf course to restore it.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Sugarmill Woods. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1954Chassahowitzka sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Sugarmill Woods.
People over time
Sugarmill Woods, census by census
Grew from 4,073 people in 1990 to 11,204 in 2020.
4 censuses, 1990–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Sugarmill Woods’ Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Sugarmill Woods
Nobody well known was born in Sugarmill Woods itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
In 1972, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1990 counted 4,073 people here.
How does Sugarmill Woods rank for history?
Sugarmill Woods is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #598 of 638 in Florida. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Sugarmill Woods?
0.3% of Sugarmill Woods’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1997.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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