This would never happen if global warming (man-made or not) was not real.....

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North Dakota economy booms, population soars

North Dakota, the state with the nation's lowest unemployment rate, capped a decade of economic prosperity with dramatic population growth in its biggest cities.

Fargo added nearly 15,000 residents to hit a record population of 105,549, the Census Bureau reported Wednesday.

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"Above 100,000? Wow. That puts us into a different category of city. That's great," says Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker. The city is now home to about one of every six North Dakota residents.

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North Dakota is enjoying an oil boom in the western part of the state, drawing workers from across the country. Williston, in oil country, grew 17.6% to 14,716. The oil windfall has created a $1 billion state budget surplus.

Agriculture — 90% of the state's area is used for farms and ranches — is productive and profitable, making the state a top exporter of wheat and other crops. Federal agriculture subsidies add nearly $1 billion a year.

I lol'd @ "Above 100,000? Wow. That puts us into a different category of city. That's great," says Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker. There are suburban towns in the northeast that are bigger.

[Danno 1,228]

I lol'd @ "Above 100,000? Wow. That puts us into a different category of city. That's great," says Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker. There are suburban towns in the northeast that are bigger.

I chuckled at the same thing but.... many places in the North east are declining in population as the Autumn of prosperity has come.

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I chuckled at the same thing but.... many places in the North east are declining in population as the Autumn of prosperity has come.

Yes, my suburban town in central jersey only went from (recalling from memory here) 52k in 2000 to 55 or 56k in 2010. An anemic increase, especially in light of all the very visible new construction that has popped in over the last decade which are now full of young families. I imagine there has been a much-less-visible exodus of old people.

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We are green-belted here in Sonoma County, and within those areas, we are limited by sewer hook-ups, but new building projects seems to sneak through every now and then. It can take years, or even decades, to get a building permit anymore. That keeps the population growth at a minimum.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I lol'd @ "Above 100,000? Wow. That puts us into a different category of city. That's great," says Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker. There are suburban towns in the northeast that are bigger.

The largest city in Vermont is 42,000 not counting 10,000+ students. The largest THREE cities do not make 100,000. But Chittenden county has 210,000 people! Woo hoo!

We have many school DISTRICTS with less than 20 students

But we are an hour to Montreal, population 2 million+

Edited March 18, 2011 by Gary and Alla