Jacksonville grew 11.7% in 10 years

There were 11.7 percent more residents in the city of Jacksonville in 2010 than there were in 2000, according to statistics just released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Jacksonville remained the most populous city in the state in 2010 with 821,784 residents, compared with 735,617 residents in 2000. The next most populous city, Miami, grew by 10.2 percent from 2000 to 399,457 in 2010. That was followed by Tampa at 335,709, which was a 10.6 percent increase from 2000, St. Petersburg at 244,769, which saw a 1.4 percent decrease, and Orlando at 238,300, which grew by 28.2 percent.