Municipal Growth April 2000 to July 2008
	Fastest Growing Municipalities, April 2000 to July 2008 (Growth > 27%)
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	Growth Index: >75%, 75%-40%, 40%-27%
	Rank	Municipality	County	Population July 2008	Population April 2000	% Growth	Total Growth	Annexed Population	Urban Growth
	1	Leland	Brunswick	12,623	1,938	551.34	10,685	10,443	242
	2	Navassa	Brunswick	1,918	479	300.42	1,439	1,330	109
	3	Belville	Brunswick	1,432	363	294.49	1,069	930	139
	4	Marvin	Union	4,096	1,039	294.23	3,057	2,481	576
	5	Stallings	Mecklenburg, Union	12,345	3,171	289.31	9,174	7,909	1,265
	6	St. James	Brunswick	2,853	804	254.85	2,049	218	1,831
	7	Love Valley	Iredell	106	30	253.33	76	23	53
	8	Brunswick	Columbus	1,087	360	201.94	727	694	33
	9	Rolesville	Wake	2,673	907	194.71	1,766	1,120	646
	10	Morrisville	Durham, Wake	14,954	5,208	187.14	9,746	878	8,868
	11	Princeville	Edgecombe	2,368	940	151.91	1,428	100	1,328
	12	Wesley Chapel	Union	6,299	2,549	147.12	3,750	2,580	1,170
	13	Indian Trail	Union	26,954	11,749	129.42	15,205	10,710	4,495
	14	Holly Springs	Wake	20,631	9,192	124.45	11,439	6,137	5,302
	15	Wake Forest	Franklin, Wake	27,496	12,588	118.43	14,908	10,672	4,236
	16	Pineville	Mecklenburg	7,501	3,449	117.48	4,052	3,362	690
	17	Maggie Valley	Haywood	1,308	607	115.49	701	721	-20
	18	Fuquay-Varina	Wake	16,054	7,898	103.27	8,156	4,523	3,633
	19	Carolina Shores	Brunswick	3,012	1,482	103.24	1,530	894	636
	20	Calabash	Brunswick	1,444	711	103.09	733	647	86
	21	Cornelius	Mecklenburg	23,929	11,969	99.92	11,960	7,350	4,610
	22	Woodfin	Buncombe	5,992	3,162	89.50	2,830	2,654	176
	23	Winterville	Pitt	8,949	4,794	86.67	4,155	3,712	443
	24	Sunset Beach	Brunswick	3,396	1,824	86.18	1,572	1,330	242
	25	Youngsville	Franklin	1,211	651	86.02	560	435	125
	26	Cameron	Moore	280	151	85.43	129	131	-2
	27	Knightdale	Wake	10,967	5,958	84.07	5,009	2,993	2,016
	28	New London	Stanly	596	326	82.82	270	289	-19
	29	Mineral Springs	Union	2,477	1,370	80.80	1,107	542	565
	30	Wingate	Union	4,255	2,406	76.85	1,849	382	1,467
	Rank	Municipality	County	2008 Pop	2000 Pop	% Growth	Tot Growth	Annx Pop	Urb Growth
	31	Bayboro	Pamilico	1,275	741	72.06	534	547	-13
	32	Holly Ridge	Onslow	1,420	831	70.88	589	524	65
	33	Weddington	Mecklenburg, Union	11,420	6,696	70.55	4,724	1,817	2,907
	34	Teachey	Duplin	417	245	70.20	172	159	13
	35	Fairview	Union	5,105	3,017	69.21	2,088	0	2,088
	36	Clayton	Johnston	13,700	8,126	68.59	5,574	2,108	3,466
	37	Badin	Stanly	1,943	1,154	68.37	789	843	-54
	38	Stem	Granville	381	229	66.38	152	139	13
	39	Unionville	Union	7,754	4,797	61.64	2,957	647	2,310
	40	Mooresville	Iredell	30,324	18,823	61.10	11,501	8,064	3,437
	41	Huntersville	Mecklenburg	40,167	24,960	60.93	15,207	3,843	11,364
	42	Lake Park	Union	3,338	2,093	59.48	1,245	0	1,245
	43	Wadesboro	Anson	5,543	3,568	55.35	1,975	2,123	-148
	44	Polkton	Anson	2,971	1,916	55.06	1,055	0	1,055
	45	Apex	Wake	31,250	20,212	54.61	11,038	2,613	8,425
	46	Lewisville	Forsyth	13,604	8,826	54.14	4,778	3,476	1,302
	47	Fletcher	Henderson	6,427	4,185	53.57	2,242	1,415	827
	48	Waxhaw	Union	3,975	2,625	51.43	1,350	356	994
	49	Ranlo	Gaston	3,320	2,198	51.05	1,122	1,041	81
	50	Swansboro	Onslow	2,188	1,459	49.97	729	551	178
	51	Fayetteville	Cumberland	181,481	121,015	49.97	60,466	61,125	-659
	52	Cary	Chatham, Wake	141,167	94,536	49.33	46,631	13,931	32,700
	53	Bald Head Island	Brunswick	258	173	49.13	85	0	85
	54	Ellenboro	Rutherford	711	479	48.43	232	244	-12
	55	Marion	McDowell	7,295	4,943	47.58	2,352	2,249	103
	56	Creedmoor	Granville	3,283	2,232	47.09	1,051	582	469
	57	Garner	Wake	26,109	17,787	46.79	8,322	3,233	5,089
	58	Ossippee	Alamance	474	323	46.75	151	128	23
	59	Pine Level	Johnston	1,920	1,319	45.56	601	339	262
	60	Davidson	Iredell, Mecklenburg	10,243	7,139	43.48	3,104	1,253	1,851
	61	Franklinton	Franklin	2,497	1,745	43.09	752	566	186
	62	Kure Beach	New Hanover	2,200	1,542	42.67	658	6	652
	63	Boiling Spring Lakes	Brunswick	4,235	2,972	42.50	1,263	0	1,263
	64	Monroe	Union	37,280	26,228	42.14	11,052	2,292	8,760
	65	Shallotte	Brunswick	1,962	1,381	42.07	581	182	399
	66	Concord	Cabarrus	79,264	55,977	41.60	23,287	8,430	14,857
	67	Aberdeen	Moore	4,776	3,400	40.47	1,376	488	888
	68	Troutman	Iredell	2,229	1,592	40.01	637	425	212
	69	Tar Heel	Bladen	98	70	40.00	28	0	28
	Rank	Municipality	County	2008 Pop	2000 Pop	% Growth	Tot Growth	Annx Pop	Urb Growth
	70	Harrisburg	Cabarrus	6,179	4,493	37.53	1,686	114	1,572
	71	Midland	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg	3,255	2,375	37.05	880	97	783
	72	Raleigh	Durham, Wake	377,353	276,094	36.68	101,259	60,329	40,930
	73	Thomasville	Davidson, Randolph	27,036	19,788	36.63	7,248	5,366	1,882
	74	Wendell	Wake	5,796	4,247	36.47	1,549	491	1,058
	75	Windsor	Bertie	3,165	2,324	36.19	841	935	-94
	76	Hemby Bridge	Union	1,921	1,414	35.86	507	0	507
	77	Swepsonville	Alamance	1,243	922	34.82	321	183	138
	78	Wilson's Mills	Johnston	1,747	1,296	34.80	451	14	437
	79	Zebulon	Johnston, Wake	5,444	4,046	34.55	1,398	457	941
	80	Caswell Beach	Brunswick	497	370	34.32	127	0	127
	81	Wilmington	New Hanover	101,526	75,838	33.87	25,688	15,592	10,096
	82	Weaverville	Buncombe	3,231	2,416	33.73	815	656	159
	83	Mebane	Alamance, Orange	9,848	7,367	33.68	2,481	1,440	1,041
	84	Mint Hill	Mecklenburg, Union	20,748	15,609	32.92	5,139	2,312	2,827
	85	Greenville	Pitt	81,092	61,209	32.48	19,883	15,343	4,540
	86	Bear Grass	Martin	90	68	32.35	22	0	22
	87	Clemmons	Forsyth	18,161	13,827	31.34	4,334	2,948	1,386
	88	Marshville	Union	3,090	2,360	30.93	730	0	730
	89	Gibsonville	Alamance, Guilford	5,775	4,418	30.72	1,357	1,027	330
	90	Kernersville	Forsyth, Guilford	22,368	17,126	30.61	5,242	2,935	2,307
	91	Surf City	Onslow, Pender	1,813	1,393	30.15	420	0	420
	92	Matthews	Mecklenburg	28,634	22,125	29.42	6,509	1,567	4,942
	93	Mount Airy	Surry	10,907	8,484	28.56	2,423	2,319	104
	94	Four Oaks	Johnston	1,945	1,514	28.47	431	116	315
	95	Northwest	Brunswick	858	671	27.87	187	1	186
	96	Dillsboro	Jackson	262	205	27.80	57	28	29
	97	Rhodhiss	Burke, Caldwell	902	706	27.76	196	124	72
	98	Parkton	Robeson	548	429	27.74	119	101	18
	99	Oak Island	Brunswick	8,384	6,571	27.59	1,813	42	1,771
	100	Norwood	Stanly	2,821	2,216	27.30	605	707	-102
	101	Angier	Harnett, Wake	4,349	3,419	27.20	930	78	852
	102	Watha	Pender	192	151	27.15	41	0	41
	103	Flat Rock	Henderson	3,261	2,565	27.13	696	194	502
	Note: For multi-county municipalities, the county with the most population is shown in non-italicized font; other counties are shown in italics.
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	Last update September 28, 2009.