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Article: 8-year metro growth is estimated at 11.5%; While a new Census Bureau report shows growth that's much faster than that in other Midwest metro areas, it doesn't come close to growth seen in the South and West.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- December 17, 1999
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1/3 The Twin Cities area has been growing faster than other metro areas in the Midwest, but the growth has been nowhere near as blistering as in the big cities of the South and West.
The growth has been suburban, as the populations of Minneapolis and St. Paul have continued their long history of shrinking, according to a report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
It estimates that the 11-county Twin Cities metro area jumped from 2,538,776 in 1990 to 2,831,234 in 1998 - an increase of 11.5 percent.
Roughly a quarter of that growth can be traced to the Twin Cities' booming economy, which has made the metro area a magnet for migrants ...