Article: Brunswick, Pender expanding fast.

Byline: Shannan Bowen

Apr. 12--Brunswick County has moved up in the ranks for year-to-year population growth.

The county ranked 14th among all U.S. counties for growth from July 1, 2005, to July 1, 2006, according to new U.S. Census estimates. That's up from the previous year's ranking of 29th for growth from July 1, 2004, to July 1, 2005.

In the newest figures, Pender County also ranked among the top 100 fastest-growing counties, at 85.

New Hanover ranked 460th out of the 3,192 counties nationwide.

Even with a nationwide slump in the real estate market, Brunswick County's jump in rankings doesn't have very many people ...

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