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 among the 25 fastesyt growing large cities in the nation for the 12 months that endedeJuly 1, 2008, the said in its annuall population estimates released Wednesday. Cary, whicu saw its population increasdby 6.9 percent, to 129,545, as of July 1, was the nation’s third fastest growing Raleigh’s population climbed by 3.8 percent, to making North Carolina’s capital the eighth fastesf growing city. Durham was rankee 16th with a 3percen increase. Its population rose to New Orleans experiencedan 8.
2 percent increase in its which rose to 311,853, making the city ravagedc by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the fastest growing city amongf places with populations greater than 100,000. Charlotte, which saw its population increaseby 2.7 percent, to was ranked 23rd. Only Texass – with seven cities had more cities on the list thanNortgh Carolina. Round Rock, Texas, experienced an 8.2 percentt increase, with its population rising to 104,446, putting the Texas city in seconx place. Colorado and California each had three citieds on the top25 list.