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Diamond, IL
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Grundy County, 52 miles SW of the Loop. Named after the coal synonym “black diamond,” the area attracted miners by the early 1870s. In 1883 tragedy struck when a mine shaft flooded, killing 74 men. Incorporated in 1895, the village nearly disappeared after coal mining ended in the early 1900s. The town reincorporated in 1949 and had a population of 1,393 at the end of the century.
| Diamond, IL (inc. 1895) | |||||
| Year |
Total
(and by category) |
Foreign Born | Native with foreign parentage | Males per 100 females | |
| 1900 | 672 | — | — | — | |
| 1930 | 92 | — | — | — | |
| 1960 | 250 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | 1,077 | 1.0% | — | 97 | |
| 1,090 | White (101.2%) | ||||
| 8 | Other race (0.7%) | ||||
| 25 | Hispanic Origin* (2.3%) | ||||
| 2000 | 1,393 | 0.4% | — | 95 | |
| 1,353 | White alone (97.1%) | ||||
| 9 | American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.6%) | ||||
| 1 | Asian alone (0.1%) | ||||
| 12 | Some other race alone (0.9%) | ||||
| 18 | Two or more races (1.3%) | ||||
| 49 | Hispanic or Latino* (3.5%) | ||||
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