Yes, we are in the press again. (We being used to refer to Wake County.) It seems that three of our towns are now noted as the 18th, 20th, and 63rd fastest growing suburbs nationally. (Full Article Text) Specifically, Holly Springs is the 18th fastest, growing from 10,017 souls in 2000 to 17,425 in 2006, a 74% increase in population. Wake Forest was neck-in-neck, growing from 13,080 to 22,651 (73.2%) in the same time period. Apex brought up the rear, growing from 21,042 to 30,208, which translates into a great, but still comparatively anemic, 43.6% growth rate. What I find interesting is that, unlike many areas, the big Wake County municipalities, Raleigh in Cary, are not landlocked like so many towns. And both municipalities are still annexing land. This enables them, in many ways, to be their own suburbs. And since they are not counted in this list, the real rate of suburban growth is, in fact, much higher than these numbers would indicate.
And why not? We have a great area here! Why wouldn’t we have lots of growth?
