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85th Fastest Growing County In the Nation Rains County, Texas Seat: Emory Rains County is the 85th fastest growing county in the US based on rate of growth between January 2000 and July 2006 for all counties that began the century with more than ten thousand residents, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau estimates. Rains County which was established in 1870, grew in population to 9,139 by the year 2000. In the six years that marked the beginning of the 21st Century, the county increased the number of residents by 26 percent bringing the estimated total population in July 2006 to 11,514. The outstanding growth of the last six years has made Rains County the eleventh fastest growing county in the Lone Star State of Texas and the 85th fastest in the nation. The median value for homes within the 232 square mile jurisdiction of Rains County was $60,500 in 2000 but the Bureau had no statistics on home value for 2006. Determining how this rapid growth may have affected the value of homes in the area is difficult but the current auctions that follow should give some indication of the bargains still available. |
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