Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA has been well known as the absolute fastest growing location of more than one hundred thousand people in the United States. Holding that title for 1990 to 2000, as well as 2002, 2003 and 2004 according to Census estimates, the population is now significantly over 170,000, a growth of nearly 80% since 2000.

While being the fastest growing town in the United States, as well as being quite large, Gilbert is still refered to as a town, rather than a city. It’s listed as the highest population’ed incorporated town in the United States, and the second highest in North America (second only to Markham, Ontario, Canada).

Gilbert has a large Mormon population, and is frequently associated with the Mormon city of Mesa founded just north of Gilbert. The rapid growth shown in Gilbert will make it a strong market to invest in for most investors, though costs are quite high already.