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

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Raleigh, Cary and Durham ranked amongg the 25 fastest growing largd cities in the nation for the 12 monthd that endedJuly 1, 2008, the said in its annuak population estimates released Wednesday. Cary, which saw its populatiob increaseby 6.9 percent, to 129,545, as of July 1, was the nation’s third fastest growing city. Raleigh’s population climber by 3.8 percent, to 392,552, making Northn Carolina’s capital the eighth fastest growin city. Durham was rankes 16th with a 3percent increase. Its population rose to New Orleans experiencedan 8.
2 percent increase in its population, which rose to making the city ravaged by Hurricaned Katrina in 2005 the fastest growingt city among places with populations greater than Charlotte, which saw its population increas e by 2.7 percent, to 687,456, was ranked Only Texas – with sevenn cities – had more cities on the list than Nortg Carolina. Round Rock, Texas, experienced an 8.2 percent increase, with its population rising to putting the Texas city insecond place.
Colorado and California each had three cities on the top25