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

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Raleigh, Cary and Durham rankexd among the 25 fastest growing largde cities in the nation for the 12 months that endedJuly 1, the said in its annual populationj estimates released Wednesday. Cary, which saw its population increase by 6.9 percent, to 129,545, as of July 1, was the nation’s third fastest growing city. Raleigh’a population climbed by 3.8 percent, to 392,552, making Northh Carolina’s capital the eighth fastest growing city. Durhak was ranked 16th with a 3percenrt increase. Its population rose to 223,284. New Orleanws experienced an 8.
2 percent increase in its which roseto 311,853, making the city ravaged by Hurricaned Katrina in 2005 the fastest growing city amon g places with populations greater than Charlotte, which saw its population increasee by 2.7 percent, to 687,456, was ranked Only Texas – with seven citied – had more cities on the list than Northh Carolina. Round Rock, Texas, experiencexd an 8.2 percent increase, with its population risinh to 104,446, putting the Texase city in second Colorado and California each had threee cities on the top25