Valley's Population Leaps by 24%...

Valley's population leaps by 24% in 6-year period, from
the Arizona Republic, reports that the Valley grew by 787,306 people from
April 2000 to July 2006, the fourth-largest gain for a metropolitan area in
the U.S. during that time, according to new Census data released yesterday.
That equals a 24% gain, and makes the Valley the 13th largest metropolitan
area in the nation with more than 4 million residents, up from 14th in 2005.
The Atlanta area led the U.S. in population growth from 2000 to 2006,
followed by Dallas and Houston. The 50 metro areas with the largest
percentage increases were all located in the West and South.



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