Census: Bexar County's population grew by 90 people per day in 2015-2016

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Between July 1, 2015 and July 1, 2016, Bexar County saw its population grow by 33,198 people, a new U.S. Census report has revealed, a rate of about 90 people per day.

Bexar came in as the 7th largest-gaining county in the country, a list that also includes Harris, Tarrant and Dallas counties. The county that gained the most people in the U.S. was Maricopa County in Arizona, which surpassed Harris County in Houston.

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In the time frame the census surveyed, Bexar County had a population of 1,928,680.

More than 28,000 people were born in Bexar over that time span and more than 13,000 died, according to the report.

Neighboring counties also earned recognition in the new census numbers. Hays, Kendall and Comal County made the top 10 list in fastest-growing in the country.

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Hays County added a striking 9,896 people to its population in a year's time. Kendall added 2,088 and Comal added 5,675.

And Texas appears to be on track for even more growth in the coming years with no Lone Star State county making the largest-declining list.

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