We welcome your comments! Port St. Lucie population passes 141,000
By HILLARY COPSEY PORT ST. LUCIE — Hurricanes, a three-month building slump and rising housing costs can't stop America's fastest-growing city.
More than 16,700 residents moved into Port St. Lucie in 2005, according to a growth report released this week from City Manager Don Cooper. That 13.4 percent increase tops the city's 12 percent growth spurt in 2004, when it was named the country's fastest-growing large city by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The report estimates there are more than 141,000 people living in Port St. Lucie, based on certificates of occupancy filed with the Planning and Zoning Department. That is an increase of about 52,000 residents since the official 2000 U.S. Census.
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