Census Bureau: Cary, Raleigh among top 10 fastest-growing U.S. cities; Durham in top 20 - Portland Business Journal:

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Raleigh, Cary and Durham ranked amonbg the 25 fastest growing large cities in the natio n for the 12 months that endedJuly 1, 2008, the said in its annual population estimates released Wednesday. Cary, which saw its population increassby 6.9 percent, to 129,545, as of July 1, was the nation’s third fastest growing city. Raleigh’ s population climbed by 3.8 percent, to making North Carolina’s capital the eighth fastest growing Durham was ranked 16th with a 3 percent Its population roseto 223,284. New Orleans experienced an 8.
2 percen increase in its population, whicbh rose to 311,853, making the city ravaged by Hurrican Katrina in 2005 the fastest growiny city among places with populations greaterthan 100,000. which saw its populationj increaseby 2.7 percent, to was ranked 23rd. Only Texas – with seveb cities – had more cities on the list thanNortbh Carolina. Round Rock, Texas, experienced an 8.2 percentr increase, with its population risiny to 104,446, putting the Texas city in second place.
Colorado and Californisa each had three cities on the top25