Oregon Population Thread Including PSU and Census Data

[MarkDaMan]

Thursday, March 19, 2009, 11:54am PDT | Modified: Thursday, March 19,
Oregon cities among fastest growing in nation
Portland Business Journal

The Bend area, the Portland-Beaverton-Vancouver area and the Salem area are among the fastest growing metropolitan areas, according to data released Thursday by the [CompanyWatch allows you to receive email alerts with stories related to your companies of interest. <p>You can watch up to ten companies at a time.</p>] U.S. Census.

Of the U.S. largest 100 metropolitan areas, Bend grew at a 3 percent rate from 2007 to 2008, increasing to 158,456 residents from 153,799, ranking No. 13.

Ranking No. 55, the Portland area grew at a 1.9 percent rate from 2007 to 2008, increasing to 2,207,462 residents from 2,166,491.

Ranking No. 66, the Salem area grew at a 1.7 percent rate from 2007 to 2008, increasing to 391,680 residents from 385,108.

Raleigh-Cary, N.C., was the nation’s fastest-growing city, growing at a 4.3 percent clip from 2007 to 2008, followed by Austin-Round Rock, Texas at 3.8 percent. Kennewick-Pasco-Richland at No. 3 was followed by Palm Coast, Fla., and Gainesville, Ga.

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