Monday, June 26, 2006

"We anticipate we'll be in the top 25 cities (in size) in a year or two."

I suppose we already knew that Vegas was booming and growing. Here's proof of it. From the Las Vegas Business Press:

Las Vegas' population increase second in nation
By VALERIE MILLER
BUSINESS PRESS

The latest Census Bureau statistics show Las Vegas is one of the fastest-growing big cities in the country. Of cities with a population of 250,000 or greater, Las Vegas had the second-highest percentage of population increase from 2000 through 2005. Its 14 percent jump was behind only Fort Worth's 16.6 percent boost among major cities. During the five-year period, the Southern Nevada municipality grew from 478,000 to 545,147.

Suburban population growth within the city limits has contributed greatly to Las Vegas' expansion, according to Margo Wheeler, the director of the city's planning and development department. "The northwest is our fastest-growing area," she said, "and the area north of Cheyenne (avenue) in the western part of the valley."

Las Vegas is the 29th largest-ranked city by the Census Bureau. New York City remains by far the largest city in country with 8.1 million people.
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I'm kind of curious to hunt down this data, because I think Indianapolis is about the 12th largest city in the nation, but I can't be 100% sure. I know Hamilton County, just north of Indy, is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation, but we don't have all those groovy casinos here.