The populations of Logan County’s cities are very stable, according to the latest numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The agency released its 2008 population estimates for all of Kentucky’s incorporated cities Wednesday and the numbers were practically unchanged from last year.

In 2007, Russellville was said to have approximately 7,265 residents – that number for 2008 was estimated at 7,268. According to that number, Russellville has grown by 1.7 percent since the 2000 Census.

The nearby larger cities of Bowling Green and Clarksville have seen much faster growth.

Bowling Green’s 2008 population was estimated at 55,097 – and increased by 11.8 percent in the same time period.

Clarksville is listed as having a population of 119,735, which is an increase of 15.7 percent over the 2000 population of 103,455.

Springfield, Tenn, had the largest population increase among area cities. Its 2008 population is listed at 17,261 – up 20.5 percent from 2000.

Like Russellville, nearby smaller cities like Franklin and Elkton remained more or less the same.

Franklin had a population of 7,996 in 2000. The 2008 estimate is just one more at 7,997.

Elkton is also very steady. It lost three people, going from 1,984 in 2000 to 1,981 in 2008.

Muhlenberg County towns Central City and Greenville both decreased significantly. Central City shrank by 3.3 percent while Greenville was down by 3.7 percent.

Logan County’s smaller cities were mostly unchanged. Lewisburg’s 2008 population was estimated at 912 people. That number was 903 in 2000.

Adairville’s population of 921 in 2008 is up just one soul from its 2000 number of 920.

Auburn saw a slight increase of 3.8 percent. It’s 2008 population is listed as an even 1,500 – up from 1,444 in 2000.