Diamond City, Alberta Explained

Diamond City
Settlement Type:Hamlet
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Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Diamond City
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:2
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Lethbridge County
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Lethbridge County Council
Established Title:Established
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:0.51
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:204
Population Density Km2:398
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:49.798°N -112.846°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:403, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Diamond City is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Lethbridge County. It is located on Highway 25, approximately 13km (08miles) north of Lethbridge. The community was so named on account of deposits of coal near the original town site, a resource also called "black diamond".[1]

Diamond City was first settled at the turn of the 20th century by farmers, ranchers and miners. The community grew rapidly when a coal mine was opened in 1905.[2] Previously an incorporated town, Diamond City dissolved on June 30, 1937.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Diamond City had a population of 204 living in 64 of its 68 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 184. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Diamond City had a population of 184 living in 62 of its 64 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 162. With a land area of 0.54km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada.. Ottawa. 42.
  2. Book: Coyote Flats Historical Society. Coyote Flats : historical review, 1905-1965. Volume 1. 1967. Southern Printing. Lethbridge. 374.
  3. Web site: The Alberta Gazette, 1937 (Volume 33)  - The Town of Diamond City Reverted to the Status of a Villages and the Said Village, Dissolved and Reverted to the Status of a Hamlet . Government of Alberta . 678 . June 16, 1937 . October 11, 2015 .
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 13, 2017.