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Raleigh, N.C. — Census numbers released Thursday show eight North Carolina counties are among the nation's fastest-growing.
Union County near Charlotte is 7th on the list. Brunswick on the coast is 17th. Cabarrus County was 29th.
Wake County is the 33rd fastest-growing county among those with populations over 10,000 people.
Johnston County came in at 58, while Pender County was 71st.
Mecklenburg County, at 82, and Iredell County, at 90, rounded out the Tar Heel counties on the list.
Other highlights of the study, which was conducted in 2006-2007, showed that 70 of the 100 fastest-growing counties were in the South, 22 in the West and eight in the Midwest.
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smoke, that is the real question of the day.
March 20, 2008 2:24 p.m.
http://www.charlotte.com/2007census/
March 20, 2008 2:20 p.m.
It is telling that none of the fastest growing counties are in the north/northeast. Those counties are already built out, younger folks are migrating south to avoid the harsh winters, and jobs are relocating south to reduce salaries while staying inside the U.S.
It is amazing that Mecklenburg (Charlotte) still makes the list despite being so large to begin with, and growth spilling over into Union and Cabarrus counties. Wake's growth is spilling over into Johnston, yet Durham and Orange are choosing to pass up the surge of new residents due to their low/no growth policies.
March 20, 2008 2:08 p.m.
Doesn't matter, smoke, don't you know? We're all humans!
I saw 2 different drivers with New York tags doing completely wild things yesterday. One swooped from the right lane into the left lane to turn left...totally ignoring the HUGE median she was supposed to use. I'm glad I wasn't behind her. The other blew past me on the interstate going at least 90mph, only to slow down and then I had to pass him...I hate that. Yankees amuse me. Welcome, y'all! Just keep your idiotic politics up in New England, ya hear? And remember to keep Cary beautiful!
March 20, 2008 1:29 p.m.
March 20, 2008 1:26 p.m.