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Census: Bend is the 6th fastest growing city in the United States


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BEND, Ore. (AP) — A new U.S. Census Bureau estimate says Bend's population now tops 90,000.

The Central Oregon city had an estimated 91,122 residents as of July 1, 2016, up nearly 5 percent from a year earlier. That puts Bend at No. 6 on the bureau's list of the fastest-growing American cities with at least 50,000 residents.

KTVZ.com reports that city officials are tracking the growth as they update water, land, and transportation plans. Over the next five years, the city will begin expanding into its urban growth boundary — building out and sometimes up to accommodate new arrivals.

The city had just over 20,000 residents in 1990.

Four of the top five on the fastest-growing list are in Texas.

Here are the top 15:

  1. Conroe City, Texas (Houston, The Woodlands, Sugar Land)
  2. Frisco City, Texas (Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington)
  3. McKinney City, Texas (Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington)
  4. Greenville, S.C. (Greenville, Anderson, Maudlin)
  5. Georgetown, Texas (Austin, Round Rock)
  6. Bend, Ore. (Bend, Redmond)
  7. Buckeye, Ariz.(Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale)
  8. Bonita Springs, Fla. (Cape Coral-Fort Myers)
  9. New Braunfels, Texas (San Antonio, New Braunfels)
  10. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Nashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, Franklin)
  11. Lehi, Utah (Provo- Orem)
  12. Cedar Park, Texas (Austin-Round Rock)
  13. Meridian, Idaho (Boise City)
  14. Ankeny, Iowa (Des Moines-West Des Moines)
  15. Fort Myers, Fla. (Cape Coral-Fort Myers)

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