Lawrence continues to grow at a rate of a little less than 1 percent and is now growing slower than the rest of Douglas County, according to numbers released this morning by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lawrence added 667 people from July 2007 to July 2008, according to annual estimates from the Census Bureau. The Census Bureau estimated Lawrence had a population of 90,520 people on July 1, 2008.

That represents a growth rate of 0.7 percent. The entire county grew at a rate of 1.2 percent, according to the estimates.

The growth rate for Lawrence is similar to rates in recent years. In 2007, the city added 742 people for an increase of 0.8 percent. But the numbers are significantly less than the city’s long-term population growth rates. In the 1980s, Lawrence’s population grew by 2 percent per year. In the 1990s, the rate increased to 2.2 percent per year.

Here’s a look at the population estimates for Douglas County’s other three cities:

• Baldwin City: 4,308 people, up 120 people or 2.8 percent.

• Eudora: 6,226 people, up 172 people or 2.8 percent.

• Lecompton: 666 people, up 23 people or 3.5 percent.

Here’s a look at population totals for several area cities:

• Basehor: 4,230 people, up 478 people or 12.7 percent.

• Bonner Springs: 7,161 people, up 108 people or 1.5 percent.

• De Soto: 5,420 people, up 52 people or 0.9 percent.

• Gardner: 17,462 people, up 1,040 people or 6.3 percent.

• Lenexa: 46,822 people, up 1,275 people or 2.7 percent.

• Manhattan: 52,284 people, up 533 people or 1.0 percent.

• Olathe: 119,993 people, up 2,298 people or 1.9 percent.

• Ottawa: 12,850 people, up 22 people or 0.1 percent.

• Overland Park: 171,231 people, up 2,312 people or 1.3 percent.

• Shawnee: 60,954 people, up 1,170 people or 1.9 percent.

• Tonganoxie: 4,305 people, up 154 people or 3.7 percent.

• Topeka: 123,446 people, up 881 people or 0.7 percent.