Article: Big town, small city: Twin Falls hits 40,000.

Byline: Matt Christensen

Jul. 15--TWIN FALLS -- Not long ago, the city of Twin Falls passed a major milestone, one you probably didn't notice. No one jumped the canyon. A new statue didn't appear in the park.

But in 2006, Twin Falls became a city of more than 40,000 people, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released last month, and that means a lot for a community scratched out of sagebrush a century ago.

Business went on as usual the day we passed 40,000. Nobody marked the occasion. But there isn't a soul in town who won't agree 40,000 sounds a lot different than 30,000. It feels different.

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