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Old 06-25-2010, 08:53 AM
 
Location: South Beach and DT Raleigh
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2 cities in Wake County, NC are in the top 15
Cary -#2
Raleigh -#14
"Next door" Durham is #21

Wake County makes up the majority of the Raleigh/Cary MSA, which was also the fastest growing MSA over 1 million residents for that same time period. Austin/Round Rock was #2.

Wake County is also one of the fastest growing counties in America. Unlike some cities that just stretch their limits with annexation, county growth is real growth that happens within specific boundaries. The growth in Raleigh, Cary and Durham is real.
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Old 08-21-2010, 12:26 PM
 
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US Cities Ranked By Population 100,000+, 2009
1 New York city New York 8,391,881
2 Los Angeles city California 3,831,868
3 Chicago city Illinois 2,851,268
4 Houston city Texas 2,257,926
5 Phoenix city Arizona 1,601,587
6 Philadelphia city Pennsylvania 1,547,297
7 San Antonio city Texas 1,373,668
8 San Diego city California 1,306,301
9 Dallas city Texas 1,299,543
10 San Jose city California 964,695
11 Detroit city Michigan 910,920
12 San Francisco city California 815,358
13 Jacksonville city Florida 813,518
14 Indianapolis city (balance) Indiana 807,584
15 Austin city Texas 786,382
16 Columbus city Ohio 769,360
17 Fort Worth city Texas 727,575
18 Charlotte city North Carolina 709,441
19 Memphis city Tennessee 676,640
20 Boston city Massachusetts 645,169
21 Baltimore city Maryland 637,418
22 El Paso city Texas 620,447
23 Seattle city Washington 617,334
24 Denver city Colorado 610,345
25 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) Tennessee 605,473
26 Milwaukee city Wisconsin 604,133
27 Washington city District of Columbia 599,657
28 Las Vegas city Nevada 567,641
29 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) Kentucky 566,503
30 Portland city Oregon 566,141
31 Oklahoma City city Oklahoma 560,332
32 Tucson city Arizona 548,555
33 Atlanta city Georgia 540,921
34 Albuquerque city New Mexico 528,497
35 Kansas City city Missouri 482,299
36 Fresno city California 479,921
37 Sacramento city California 466,687
38 Long Beach city California 462,604
39 Mesa city Arizona 462,486
40 Omaha city Nebraska 454,731
41 Virginia Beach city Virginia 433,575
42 Miami city Florida 433,136
43 Cleveland city Ohio 431,363
44 Oakland city California 409,184
45 Raleigh city North Carolina 405,791
46 Colorado Springs city Colorado 399,827
47 Tulsa city Oklahoma 389,625
48 Minneapolis city Minnesota 385,542
49 Arlington city Texas 380,084
50 Honolulu CDP Hawaii 374,701
51 Wichita city Kansas 372,186
52 St. Louis city Missouri 356,587
53 New Orleans city Louisiana 354,850
54 Tampa city Florida 343,890
55 Santa Ana city California 340,340
56 Anaheim city California 337,896
57 Cincinnati city Ohio 333,013
58 Aurora city Colorado 324,655
59 Bakersfield city California 324,463
60 Toledo city Ohio 316,238
61 Pittsburgh city Pennsylvania 311,647
62 Riverside city California 297,859
63 Lexington-Fayette urban county Kentucky 296,545
64 Stockton city California 287,578
65 Corpus Christi city Texas 287,438
66 Anchorage municipality Alaska 286,174
67 St. Paul city Minnesota 281,262
68 Newark city New Jersey 278,154
69 Plano city Texas 273,611
70 Buffalo city New York 270,240
71 Henderson city Nevada 256,445
72 Fort Wayne city Indiana 255,890
73 Chandler city Arizona 255,230
74 Greensboro city North Carolina 255,061
75 Lincoln city Nebraska 254,001
76 Glendale city Arizona 252,188
77 St. Petersburg city Florida 244,324
78 Jersey City city New Jersey 242,503
79 Scottsdale city Arizona 238,715
80 Orlando city Florida 235,860
81 Madison city Wisconsin 235,626
82 Norfolk city Virginia 233,333
83 Birmingham city Alabama 230,130
84 Winston-Salem city North Carolina 229,828
85 Durham city North Carolina 229,174
86 Laredo city Texas 226,122
87 Lubbock city Texas 225,856
88 Baton Rouge city Louisiana 225,390
89 North Las Vegas city Nevada 224,387
90 Chula Vista city California 223,738
91 Chesapeake city Virginia 222,455
92 Garland city Texas 222,013
93 Reno city Nevada 219,636
94 Hialeah city Florida 218,896
95 Arlington CDP Virginia 217,483
96 Gilbert town Arizona 217,285
97 Irvine city California 209,716
98 Rochester city New York 207,294
99 Akron city Ohio 207,216
100 Boise City city Idaho 205,707
101 Irving city Texas 205,540
102 Fremont city California 205,514
103 Richmond city Virginia 204,451
104 Spokane city Washington 203,276
105 Modesto city California 202,747
106 Montgomery city Alabama 202,124
107 Yonkers city New York 201,162
108 Tacoma city Washington 199,637
109 Shreveport city Louisiana 199,242
110 Des Moines city Iowa 198,460
111 San Bernardino city California 198,410
112 Fayetteville city North Carolina 198,061
113 Glendale city California 196,847
114 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) Georgia 194,343
115 Grand Rapids city Michigan 193,710
116 Huntington Beach city California 193,366
117 Newport News city Virginia 193,172
118 Mobile city Alabama 193,171
119 Little Rock city Arkansas 191,930
120 Moreno Valley city California 191,766
121 Columbus city Georgia 190,414
122 Amarillo city Texas 189,389
123 Fontana city California 188,012
124 Oxnard city California 187,535
125 Knoxville city Tennessee 185,100
126 Fort Lauderdale city Florida 184,892
127 Salt Lake City city Utah 183,171
128 Worcester city Massachusetts 182,421
129 Huntsville city Alabama 179,653
130 Brownsville city Texas 176,858
131 Jackson city Mississippi 175,021
132 Overland Park city Kansas 174,907
133 Tempe city Arizona 174,255
134 Aurora city Illinois 172,945
135 Oceanside city California 172,901
136 Tallahassee city Florida 172,574
137 Providence city Rhode Island 171,909
138 Rancho Cucamonga city California 171,809
139 Ontario city California 171,602
140 Chattanooga city Tennessee 171,349
141 Santa Clarita city California 169,174
142 Garden Grove city California 166,332
143 Vancouver city Washington 165,809
144 Grand Prairie city Texas 163,351
145 Peoria city Arizona 162,740
146 Sioux Falls city South Dakota 157,935
147 Springfield city Missouri 157,630
148 Santa Rosa city California 157,468
149 Rockford city Illinois 157,280
150 Salem city Oregon 155,719
151 Springfield city Massachusetts 155,575
152 Port St. Lucie city Florida 154,410
153 Cape Coral city Florida 154,202
154 Dayton city Ohio 153,857
155 Eugene city Oregon 153,231
156 Pomona city California 152,367
157 Corona city California 151,037
158 Alexandria city Virginia 150,006
159 Joliet city Illinois 147,633
160 Pembroke Pines city Florida 146,600
161 Paterson city New Jersey 145,834
162 Pasadena city Texas 145,789
163 Lancaster city California 145,776
164 Hayward city California 144,289
165 Salinas city California 144,276
166 Hampton city Virginia 144,236
167 Palmdale city California 143,985
168 Pasadena city California 143,667
169 Naperville city Illinois 143,663
170 Kansas City city Kansas 143,209
171 Hollywood city Florida 142,622
172 Lakewood city Colorado 141,943
173 Torrance city California 140,317
174 Escondido city California 140,170
175 Fort Collins city Colorado 138,736
176 Syracuse city New York 138,560
177 Bridgeport city Connecticut 137,298
178 Orange city California 136,990
179 Cary town North Carolina 136,600
180 Elk Grove city California 135,228
181 Savannah city Georgia 134,699
182 Sunnyvale city California 133,963
183 Warren city Michigan 133,872
184 Mesquite city Texas 133,509
185 Fullerton city California 132,620
186 McAllen city Texas 132,225
187 Columbia city South Carolina 129,333
188 Carrollton city Texas 129,209
189 Cedar Rapids city Iowa 128,182
190 McKinney city Texas 127,671
191 Sterling Heights city Michigan 127,176
192 Bellevue city Washington 126,626
193 Coral Springs city Florida 126,518
194 Waco city Texas 126,217
195 Elizabeth city New Jersey 125,285
196 West Valley City city Utah 125,093
197 Clarksville city Tennessee 124,565
198 Topeka city Kansas 124,331
199 Hartford city Connecticut 124,060
200 Thousand Oaks city California 123,520
201 New Haven city Connecticut 123,330
202 Denton city Texas 122,830
203 Concord city California 122,224
204 Visalia city California 122,111
205 Olathe city Kansas 121,962
206 El Monte city California 121,446
207 Independence city Missouri 121,180
208 Stamford city Connecticut 121,026
209 Simi Valley city California 120,921
210 Provo city Utah 119,775
211 Killeen city Texas 119,510
212 Springfield city Illinois 118,033
213 Abilene city Texas 117,179
214 Thornton city Colorado 117,003
215 Gainesville city Florida 116,616
216 Evansville city Indiana 116,584
217 Roseville city California 115,687
218 Charleston city South Carolina 115,638
219 Peoria city Illinois 115,520
220 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) Georgia 114,983
221 Lafayette city Louisiana 114,915
222 Vallejo city California 114,622
223 Lansing city Michigan 113,810
224 Ann Arbor city Michigan 112,852
225 Inglewood city California 112,241
226 Santa Clara city California 111,997
227 Flint city Michigan 111,475
228 Victorville city California 110,921
229 Costa Mesa city California 110,420
230 Beaumont city Texas 110,099
231 Manchester city New Hampshire 109,395
232 Miami Gardens city Florida 109,332
233 Miramar city Florida 109,176
234 Norman city Oklahoma 109,063
235 Westminster city Colorado 108,850
236 Cambridge city Massachusetts 108,780
237 Midland city Texas 108,666
238 Arvada city Colorado 108,172
239 Allentown city Pennsylvania 107,815
240 Elgin city Illinois 107,521
241 Waterbury city Connecticut 107,143
242 Downey city California 107,117
243 Clearwater city Florida 106,081
244 Billings city Montana 105,845
245 West Covina city California 105,464
246 Round Rock city Texas 105,412
247 Murfreesboro city Tennessee 105,209
248 Lewisville city Texas 105,169
249 West Jordan city Utah 104,915
250 Pueblo city Colorado 104,877
251 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city California 104,423
252 Lowell city Massachusetts 104,400
253 South Bend city Indiana 104,215
254 Fairfield city California 103,586
255 Erie city Pennsylvania 103,571
256 Rochester city Minnesota 103,486
257 High Point city North Carolina 103,396
258 Richardson city Texas 103,201
259 Richmond city California 103,166
260 Burbank city California 103,121
261 Berkeley city California 102,822
262 Pompano Beach city Florida 102,609
263 Norwalk city California 102,508
264 Frisco city Texas 102,412
265 Columbia city Missouri 102,324
266 Gresham city Oregon 102,295
267 Daly City city California 102,165
268 Green Bay city Wisconsin 101,351
269 Wilmington city North Carolina 101,350
270 Wichita Falls city Texas 101,313
271 Davenport city Iowa 101,306
272 Antioch city California 101,182
273 Palm Bay city Florida 100,999
274 Centennial city Colorado 100,837
275 Odessa city Texas 100,807
276 Boulder city Colorado 100,160

That's not right. There is just a lot of problems in the US Census Bureau's list in 2009. In 2008, the list just looked fine. San Diego should be at 1,320,000 for the least now, and Las Vegas' population reached 600,000 just a while ago.

This is what the list is supposed to look like:
1. New York 8,400,000
2. Los Angeles 3,950,000
3. Chicago 2,950,000
4. Houston 2,300,000
5. Phoenix 1,650,000
6. Philadelphia 1,550,000
7. San Antonio 1,400,000
8. San Diego 1,350,000
9. Dallas 1,300,000
10. San Jose 1,000,000
11. Detroit 900,000
12. San Francisco 820,000
13. Jacksonville 820,000
14. Indianapolis 810,000
15. Austin 800,000

So, I say the US Census has got it all wrong.
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Old 08-21-2010, 12:42 PM
 
Location: The City
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That's not right. There is just a lot of problems in the US Census Bureau's list in 2009. In 2008, the list just looked fine. San Diego should be at 1,320,000 for the least now, and Las Vegas' population reached 600,000 just a while ago.

This is what the list is supposed to look like:
1. New York 8,400,000
2. Los Angeles 3,950,000
3. Chicago 2,950,000
4. Houston 2,300,000
5. Phoenix 1,650,000
6. Philadelphia 1,550,000
7. San Antonio 1,400,000
8. San Diego 1,350,000
9. Dallas 1,300,000
10. San Jose 1,000,000
11. Detroit 900,000
12. San Francisco 820,000
13. Jacksonville 820,000
14. Indianapolis 810,000
15. Austin 800,000

So, I say the US Census has got it all wrong.

What happend to Jan -SDGal also uses less emoticons
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