Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Area growth ranked 4th in nation by data

Region's continuing expansion challenges planners, marketers
By Dawn Bryant, Jessica Foster and Josh Hoke
The Sun News

TOM MURRAY/The Sun News

Contractor vehicles lining the streets, such as at the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, is a common sight in the Myrtle Beach area. The area's population grew 21 percent between 2000 and 2006.
From 2005 to 2006, the Myrtle Beach area was the fourth-fastest-growing area in the nation, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau released today.
The Metropolitan Statistical Area identified as Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach ranked 17th in the nation between 2000 and 2006, according to Census Bureau data.

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