Diamond Bluff is a town in Pierce County,

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, United States. The population was 479 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 18.3 square miles (47.4 km²), of which, 16.7 square miles (43.2 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.3 km²) of it (9.01%) is water. The

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of Diamond Bluff is located in the

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. A French settler, Monte Diamond, named the community after the area's

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bluffs. The community contains a park, the Sea Wing Memorial Park and Diamond Bluff

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. Residents of Diamond Bluff are known as "The Bluffers." The community's ZIP code is 54014.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 479 people, 184 households, and 140 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 203 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.96%

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, 0.63% Native American and 0.42% Asian.

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or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population. There were 184 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were

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living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.92. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $52,031, and the median income for a family was $58,333. Males had a median income of $40,804 versus $23,750 for females. The

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for the town was $22,002. About 3.8% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the

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, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Government

The Diamond Bluff Town Board consists of a chair, two supervisors, a town treasurer and a town clerk. Board meetings are typically held on the second Thursday of each month.Diamond Bluff Township website
Retrieved November 1, 2018.

Historical places

*The Diamond Bluff Site-Mero Mound Group, an archeological site, is located within the town.

References

{{authority control Towns in Pierce County, Wisconsin Wisconsin populated places on the Mississippi River Towns in Wisconsin