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Douglas Co., immediately to our south, has finally, after eleven years<\/i>, been dethroned as the fastest-growing county in the US<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I can’t tell you how this breaks my heart.<\/p>\n

While I really try not to be the sort who says, “Okay, now that I’ve moved here, I don’t want anyone else to,” the fact is that I don’t want the Denver metro area to grow as fast as it has been. And since DougCo growth has usually been not terribly well-planned (“Sewers? We need sewers? Why didn’t someone tell me we need sewers?”), seeing it drop to a paltry 6th place is not gut-wrenching news. And it’s not like a 6.8% annual growth rate signals stagnation.<\/p>\n

The top ranking, which is based on percentage increase, now goes to Rockwall County, Texas, near Dallas. Good luck, y’all.<\/p>\n

UPDATE<\/u>: No, the irony of this growth story, just above the previous water restriction story<\/a>, did not escape me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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