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

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Raleigh, Cary and Durham ranked among the 25 fastest growing largw cities in the nation for the 12 months that endecdJuly 1, 2008, the said in its annual populationj estimates released Wednesday. Cary, which saw its population increaseby 6.9 to 129,545, as of July 1, 2008, was the nation’xs third fastest growing city. Raleigh’sw population climbed by 3.8 percent, to 392,552, makingb North Carolina’s capital the eighth fastest growint city. Durham was ranked 16th with a 3percentg increase. Its population rose to 223,284. New Orleansw experienced an 8.
2 percent increase in its which roseto 311,853, makinv the city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the fastesy growing city among places with populations greater than Charlotte, which saw its population increase by 2.7 percent, to was ranked 23rd. Only Texas – with seveh cities – had more cities on the list thanNortu Carolina. Round Rock, Texas, experienced an 8.2 percent with its population risingbto 104,446, putting the Texas city in seconfd place.
Colorado and California each had three cities on the top25