Census estimate shows strong growth in Pinal

by Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services

Arizona continues its most rapid growth on the edges of its largest communities, including Pinal County.

New figures to be released Thursday from the U.S. Census Bureau finds Queen Creek grew a whopping 8.2 percent in the year ending June 30, 2016. Those are the most recent figures available from the federal agency.

Jim Chang, the state demographer, told Capitol Media Services this isn’t some sort of mistake.

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