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Hagerstown Area Leads State in Population Growth

By Capital News Service
Friday, March 28, 2005

The population of the The Hagerstown-Martinsburg, W. Va., metro area grew by 1.9 percent from July 2006 through July 2007, making Maryland's portion of it the fastest-growing in the state, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. That metro area includes Washington County in Maryland, as well as Morgan and Berkeley counties in West Virginia.

Metropolitan Area Population Change from 2006-2007, in percentages Population Change from 2005-2006, in percentages
Baltimore-Towson
.2
.3
Cumberland, Md.-W. Va.
0
-.4
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md.-W. Va.
1.9
2.7
Phila.-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.
.3
.4
Salisbury, Md.
1.1
1.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md-W. Va.
.9
.7
Micropolitan Areas in Maryland Population Change '06-'07 Population Change '05-'06
Cambridge
1.4
.9
Easton
.3
1.2
Lexington Park
1.8
2.1
Ocean Pines
.4
.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

 

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