Aug 13, 2009

Top 10 Fastest Growing Cities

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By: Catherine Clifford, CNNMoney.com

The Census Bureau said the second fastest growing city in the nation was
Victorville, Calif., whose population climbed 9.5% to 107,221. Located in
Southern California, Victorville's population passed the 100,000 mark for the
first time in 2007.

Top 10 fastest growing large cities
City                    State         Population       Growth
New Orleans     La.             239,124           13.8%
Victorville          Calif.          107,221            9.5%
McKinney         Texas         115,620             8.0%
N. Las Vegas    Nev.           212,114            7.4%
Cary                  N.C.          121,796             7.3%
Killeen              Texas         112,434             6.5%
Port St. Lucie    Fla.            151,391             6.3%
Gilbert               Ariz.           207,550            5.8%
Clarksville         Tenn.          119,284            4.8%
Denton              Texas         115,506            4.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Eight of the top 25 fastest-growing
cities for the period from 2000
through 2007 were in California:
Victorville, Elk Grove, Irvine,
Roseville, Rancho Cucamonga,
Moreno Valley, Bakersfield and
Fontana.