Word: brevard
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...week, and 76% of them come to settle permanently. In the '503. Florida's population grew 79% (v. 19% for the U.S. as a whole), outpacing every other state. Last year its new citizens demanded 104,000 new dwellings, a pace that jolted one once-sleepy county - Brevard-into becoming the fastest-growing U.S. county. New industries are pouring in (881 new plants last year alone), and the state's income from manufacturing, farming and construction finally equals the income from its weather-dependent tourist and service industries. Beyond Florida's tawdry nightclubs, neon fagades...