Jacksonville, Florida grew 11.7% in 10 years

Jacksonville Business Journal reports:

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.

Jacksonville heads towards a million.