Forbes Magazine has ranked Gillette as the seventh fastest growing small town in the nation.

Using Census data between 2007 and 2010, Forbes says the population of Gillette and the surrounding area rose by 14 percent, from 40,433 to 46,133.

Gillette just edged out three other Wyoming towns.  Laramie followed in eighth place after its population increased from 32,227 to 36,299, a growth rate of 12.6 percent over the same period.  Rock Springs finished thirteenth on the list with a growth rate of 11.5 percent, and Jackson came in fourteenth with a 10.98 percent growth in population.

The fastest growing small town in America, according to Forbes, is The Villages, Florida.  From 2007 to 2010, it has seen its population jump 29 percent, up from 72,246 to 93,420.

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