University of Alabama News | U.S. Census: State’s Smaller Towns, Cities Gaining Population

University of Alabama News | U.S. Census: State’s Smaller Towns, Cities Gaining Population: "TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Could it be that Alabamians are returning to their roots, preferring the more leisurely pace of small towns to the hustle and bustle of the cities? That appears to be the case, based on population estimates released July 1 by the U.S. Census Bureau for all cities and town in Alabama through the year 2008...

And most of the cities along state highway 59 in South Alabama - Foley, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach - as well as Fairhope and Daphne, show robust growth."