Roseville is the Fastest Growing City in Placer County

Move over, Lincoln. That city, at times the fastest-growing in California and the nation, was eclipsed in expansion last year by Roseville.

Roseville grew 1.2 percent last year, making it the fastest-growing city in Placer County, according to new estimates from the California Department of Finance.

Roseville's population grew by about 1,400 people last year, and as of Jan. 1 of this year, its population was 123,514, the department said.

The next fastest-growing city in the county was Lincoln, at 0.5 percent. Placer County as a whole grew 0.6 percent.

Increasing growth was seen around the state, the department said.

"While still at historically low levels, California's statewide housing growth, as measured by net unit growth in 2012, was up 27 percent over last year, adding 45,309 housing units compared to the 2011 net increase of 35,638 units," the Department of Finance said in a press release.

Detailed figures can be found here.

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