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The literal gap is not what is important, it is the longterm growth rate, and it is clear that not only is the Triangle growing much faster than the Triad, but the Triangle is growing faster than just about any other metro in the entire nation!

The Triangle is definitely growing faster percentage wise. It's incredible. But Charlotte is adding more residents than Raleigh numerically. I do see the Triangle and Triad gap widening. That's not saying the Triad is doing anything bad or is not growing. But compared to Charlotte and Raleigh, the growth is not fast or as much.

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Fayetteville MSA is booming! In fact, the Fayetteville metro area - which is Cumberland and Hoke counties - grew by 2.1 percent between 2010 and 2011, enough to rank 23rd out of the nation's 366 metro areas. It has the 66th highest numerical increase in the nation. The metro had never cracked the top 100 in the previous 10 years. Cumberland County increased to 324,885 people July 1, 2011, an increase of 5,454 in 12 months. Hoke County had an estimated 49,272, an increase of 2,320 over the same period. Thus, the Fayetteville MSA had an estimated 374,157 at that time. Interestingly, adjacent Harnett County was the second-fastest-growing in the state with a gain of 4,578 people, or 4 percent growth. It had 119,292 people.

The Fayetteville MSA is the 137th most populous MSA in the nation,having leapfrogged Tallahassee.

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The Raleigh-Cary metropolitan area population grew 2.9 percent from April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2011. That rate was the fifth highest nationwide. The estimated July 1, 2011 population of Raleigh-Cary MSA was 1,163,515, an increase of 26.218 from July 1, 2010. The 12-month growth rate was 2.3 percent. Raleigh-Cary had the 23rd highest numerical increase for that 12-month period, fifth highest growth rate. Raleigh-Cary is the 47th most populous MSA in the nation.

It is interesting to note that in April 2000, the old Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill MSA had an estimated 1,187,941 people. Hence, the newish Raleigh-Cary MSA is currently the size of the old Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill MSA in 2000. Incredible!

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By the Census Bureau’s reckoning, the Dunn micro area, which consists wholly of Harnett County, gained more residents in the 15 months ending last July 1 than any other micro area in the nation. The county added an estimated 4,578 residents, bringing its population to 119,256.

That 4 percent increase was the fifth-fastest rate of growth among the country’s 575 micropolitan areas.

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From July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011, the Winston-Salem MSA grew by 0.7 percent or 3,549 people to 482,025. It had the 157th largest growth rate, 98th largest numerical growth. It is the 105th largest MSA in the United States. It will be interesting to see if it reaches half a million residents by the end of the decade.

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According to the US Census, Asheville grew from 425,567 people to 429,017 from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011, an increase of 3,450 or 0.8 percent. Asheville MSA had the 139th largest growth percentage, 101st largest numerical increase in the nation. It is the 116th largest MSA in the nation.

According the US Census, the Wilmington MSA increased from 363,776 to 369,685 from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011, an increase of 5,909 people or 1.6 percent. It had the 32nd highest growth rate, or 71st largest numerical increase. Wilmington is the 139th largest MSA in the nation.

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I also read that NC still had a high rural population. I wonder what the definition of rural is. Is it what we think of like one householdper so many sqaure miles or how far away from an urban center a certain concentration of population is. I know in the east most people live within an hour of a population center of 50K so I am assuming that isnt the metric used. I'm looking forward to an uptick in the economy so CLT and RDU can crash that 2 million MSA ceiling. That would put NC in some fine company. Heck the Triad wouldnt be to far behind itself. It should be an exciting stretch to get there.

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