"I think also that maybe all the other areas grew more than we expected."

A mid-1983 report shows that the area grew 11.4 percent since 1980.

Its metropolitan area grew by almost 20 percent, to 1.1 million.

From 2000 to 2007, the area grew by 912,994 people.

The population in 1940 was only 628, but the area had grown to nearly 20,000 residents by 1970.

At the time, this area was growing into a community for artists.

After the turn of the century the area grew very rapidly.

On average, these metropolitan areas are growing by 50,000 people a year.

At the same time the western area of the city was growing, development began to stretch to the south.

The area remains very popular and is still growing in population numbers.