Black Diamond is a town in the

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, Canada within

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. It is located at the intersection of Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) and Highway 7. Its first post office opened in 1907. Black Diamond was so named because of coal deposits near the original town site. It is a sister town to

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. It has a hospital, shops, hotels and residences, elementary school (K-6th grade), high school (7th-12th grade), hockey rink and a

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remains. Black Diamond is located in the

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of the

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in the midst of some of Canada's best ranch country. A trail next to the roadway between Black Diamond and

is named the Friendship Trail.

History

Black Diamond incorporated as a village on May 8, 1929. After nearly 26 years as a village, Black Diamond incorporated as a town on January 1, 1956. On January 1, 2023, the Town of Black Diamond will amalgamate with its neighbouring Town of Turner Valley to form the Town of Diamond Valley.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, the Town of Black Diamond had a population of 2,730 living in 1,178 of its 1,233 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,705. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Black Diamond recorded a population of 2,700 living in 1,098 of its 1,108 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 2,373. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

Black Diamond is governed by a town council of seven including a mayor and six councillors. The mayor of the Town of Black Diamond is Brendan Kelly.

Gallery

File:Black Diamond Alberta looking South AB22.jpg, Looking south in Black Diamond File:Black Diamond AB Sign looking east.jpg, Sign looking east on Alberta Highway 22 File:Black Diamond Alberta Post Office.jpg, Post office File:Black Diamond Alberta looking east.jpg, Looking east at Black Diamond File:Oilfields General Hospital Black Diamond AB.jpg, Oilfields General Hospital

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