New subdivisions are a sure sign of the rapid growth in Memphis's suburban municipalities.
Local suburban municipalities were reeling Thursday after receiving the numbers from the 2000 federal census. Although the totals reflected growth throughout most of the area, many suburban officials claim the numbers are way off the mark. According to numbers released Thursday afternoon, Collierville and Bartlett sustained the largest growth spurts. Lakeland showed the largest percentage of growth, with a leap from 1,204 in 1990 to 6,862. Germantown grew by more than 4,000 people.