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BOB WILSON,
Antelope Valley Press Staff Writer
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Valley cities near top in growth
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PALMDALE - New state estimates indicate Agoura Hills,
Palmdale and Lancaster were the fastest-growing cities in Los Angeles County
last year. Agoura Hills grew by 5.4%, Palmdale by 4.1% and Lancaster by 3.5%,
giving the cities respective populations of 23,330, 136,734 and 133,703,
according to estimates released Monday by the state Department of Finance.
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Palmdale and Lancaster are among 63 cities in the state
with populations between 100,000 and 200,000. Los Angeles is the most
populous county in the nation, with more than 10.2 million people. By itself,
L.A. County represents nearly 28% of the state's 36.8 million inhabitants.
All told, about one of every eight people in the United States resides in
California, which grew 1.5% last year.
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Ledford, Palmdale City Major, said he expects Palmdale to
grow by another 4% this year, mainly because of new housing in the city. Two
of the city's larger developments, Anaverde and Ritter Ranch, will bring more
than 12,000 new homes by themselves. Palmdale grew by 5,386 residents and
Lancaster by 4,465. California City, the third municipality in the Antelope
Valley, grew by 98 people, the equivalent of the city of Vernon.
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