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

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Raleigh, Cary and Durham ranked among the 25 fastestf growing large cities in the nation for the 12 monthz that endedJuly 1, 2008, the said in its annuakl population estimates released Wednesday. Cary, which saw its populationm increaseby 6.9 percent, to 129,545, as of July 1, was the nation’s thirdx fastest growing city. Raleigh’s population climbesd by 3.8 percent, to making North Carolina’s capital the eightbh fastest growing city. Durham was ranked 16th with a 3percent increase. Its population rose to 223,284. New Orleans experienced an 8.
2 percenty increase in its population, which rose to making the city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the fastesg growing city among places with populations greaterrthan 100,000. Charlotte, which saw its populatio n increaseby 2.7 percent, to 687,456, was ranked Only Texas – with seven cities – had more cities on the list than North Round Rock, Texas, experienced an 8.2 percent increase, with its population rising to 104,446, putting the Texasd city in second place. Colorado and California each had thre cities on the top25 list.