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Economy Fails To Dampen Growth

The Westin Charlotte—Charlotte Skyline by Westin Hotels and Resorts, on Flickr

The Westin Charlotte—Charlotte Skyline by Westin Hotels and Resorts, on Flickr
Charlotte population swelled nearly 3 percent in 2011
Nearly 20,000 people moved to Charlotte between April 2010 and July 2011, boosting the city's population by 2.7 percent to around 751,000, according to a recent On Numbers report based on U.S. Census Bureau data.
The Queen City is the 17th-largest in the nation by population, and it holds the same spot in a ranking based on the rate of population growth.
Though Charlotte remains the largest city in North Carolina by a wide margin, its growth rate was outpaced by both Cary and Raleigh. Each of those cities posted population gains of 3.1 percent between April 2010 and July 2011.
On Numbers' database contains the latest figures for 285 cities with populations of more than 100,000, based on Census Bureau population estimates for July 2011. Comparisons are provided with official counts from the April 2010 census.
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