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Houston Becomes Sixth-Largest U.S. City

Posted by: Nate Berg

8 April 2007 - 1:00pm

The population in Houston has passed that of Miami, making it the sixth-largest city in the United States. Between 2000 and 2006, the city saw a 17.5% growth rate.

"The Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land statistical area grew by 824,547, or 17.5 percent, to 5,539,949 people between April 1, 2000, and July 1, 2006, the bureau said. It was the nation's third-highest growth in raw numbers and 30th-highest in percentage terms."

"Growth in the Houston area helped to cement Texas' position as the fastest-growing state between 2000 and 2006, said Steve Murdock, director of the Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research at the University of Texas at San Antonio."

"The state population grew by 2.7 million in the six-year period, Murdock said, about 120,000 of that because of Hurricane Katrina evacuees."

Full Story: Houston metro area now 6th largest in U.S.
Source: The Houston Chronicle, April 5, 2007
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Clarification

Submitted by mstanger on Tue, 04/10/2007 - 08:20.

Houston is the 4th largest city, and has been for about 20 years. The article refers to the Houston metro area population (and others).
Mike Stanger

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