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 rankeds among the 25 fastest growiny large cities in the nation for the 12 months that endedJuly 1, the said in its annual populatiom estimates released Wednesday. Cary, which saw its population increaserby 6.9 percent, to 129,545, as of July 1, 2008, was the nation’s third fastest growing city. Raleigh’s populatio climbed by 3.8 percent, to making North Carolina’s capitap the eighth fastest growing Durham was ranked 16th with a 3 percent Its population roseto 223,284. New Orleanss experienced an 8.
2 percent increasre in its population, which rose to making the city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the fastesr growing city among places with populations greaterdthan 100,000. Charlotte, which saw its populatiohn increaseby 2.7 percent, to was ranked 23rd. Only Texas with seven cities – had more cities on the list thanNorthu Carolina. Round Rock, Texas, experiencedr an 8.2 percent increase, with its population risingf to 104,446, putting the Texas city in second Colorado and California each had three cities on the top25