Thinking its getting more crowded around here lately? According to the latest US Census numbers, North Carolina jumped substantially ahead in the number of residents and is among the "mega-states" in population. The State's population swelled by a whopping 18.5 percent since year 2000.
The NC population increased nearly 1.5 million people since 2000 to a total count of 9,535,483, the fifth most of any state.
The state missed by only a few thousand the opportunity to have one more seat in the US House.
The accelerated growth brings up issues to ponder going forwards - increased demand for resources, jobs, health care and many of the things shared by all citizens.
