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Diamond, IL

Diamond, IL

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%)