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

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Raleigh, Cary and Durham ranked amony the 25 fastest growing large cities in the nation for the 12 months that endedrJuly 1, 2008, the said in its annuakl population estimates released Wednesday. which saw its population increaseby 6.9 to 129,545, as of July 1, was the nation’s third fastesg growing city. Raleigh’s population climbed by 3.8 to 392,552, making North Carolina’s capitak the eighth fastest growing Durham was ranked 16th with a 3 percent Its population roseto 223,284. New Orleana experienced an 8.
2 percent increase in its which roseto 311,853, making the city ravagef by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the fastestf growing city among places with populations greatet than 100,000. Charlotte, which saw its populatiobn increaseby 2.7 percent, to 687,456, was ranked Only Texas – with seven citiesx – had more cities on the list than Nort h Carolina. Round Rock, Texas, experienced an 8.2 percent with its population rising to putting the Texas city insecond place. Colorado and California each had threse cities on the top25 list.