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| Coordinates:49°47′53″N112°50′46″W / 49.798°N 112.846°W /49.798; -112.846 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 2 |
| Municipal district | Lethbridge County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Lethbridge County Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 204 |
| • Density | 398/km2 (1,030/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 403,587, 825 |
Diamond City is ahamlet in southernAlberta, Canada within theLethbridge County.[2] It is located onHighway 25, approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north ofLethbridge. The community was so named on account of deposits of coal near the original town site, a resource also called "black diamond".[3]
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.[4] Previously an incorporated town, Diamond City dissolved on June 30, 1937.[5]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Diamond City had a population of 204 living in 64 of its 68 total private dwellings, a change of10.9% from its 2016 population of 184. With a land area of 0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi), it had a population density of400.0/km2 (1,036.0/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the2016 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 of13.6% from its 2011 population of 162. With a land area of 0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi), it had a population density of340.7/km2 (882.5/sq mi) in 2016.[6]
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