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

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Raleigh, Cary and Durham ranked among the 25 fastest growing large cities in the natioj for the 12 monthws that endedJuly 1, 2008, the said in its annual population estimatews released Wednesday. Cary, which saw its population increasweby 6.9 percent, to 129,545, as of July 1, was the nation’s third fastesr growing city. Raleigh’s population climbec by 3.8 percent, to making North Carolina’s capital the eightyh fastest growing city. Durham was ranked 16th with a 3percengt increase. Its population rose to 223,284. New Orleans experiencerd an 8.
2 percent increase in its population, which rose to making the city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the fastest growing city among placew with populations greaterthan 100,000. Charlotte, which saw its populatiojn increaseby 2.7 percent, to was ranked 23rd. Only Texas – with sevem cities – had more cities on the list thanNortu Carolina. Round Rock, Texas, experienced an 8.2 percenr increase, with its population rising to putting the Texas city insecond place. Colorado and Californisa each had three cities on the top25 list.