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Article: Kootenai County among fastest growing: It's seen 88 percent population rise since 1990.
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- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
- Article date:
- April 10, 2007
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Byline: Erica Curless
Apr. 10--Kootenai County and Idaho's 10 other designated urban areas grew nearly three times faster in 2006 than the rest of the nation's urban areas, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Monday.
Kootenai County, which the Census labels as the "Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area," grew by about 3,785 people, or about 3 percent, for a total population of 131,507. That makes it the third fastest-growing urban center in Idaho and the 56th fastest growing in the nation. More telling of Kootenai County's growth spurt is that since 1990 it ranks as the sixth fastest-growing area in the nation, with an 88 ...