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Black Diamond
Town
Town of Black Diamond
Downtown Black Diamond on Alberta Highway 22
Downtown Black Diamond on Alberta Highway 22
Black Diamond is located in Alberta
Black Diamond
Black Diamond
Location in Alberta
Black Diamond is located in Canada
Black Diamond
Black Diamond
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Calgary Metropolitan Region
Census division 6
Municipal district Foothills County
Incorporated  
 • Village May 8, 1929
 • Town January 1, 1956
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi)
Elevation
1,159 m (3,802 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 2,730
 • Density 400.4/km2 (1,037/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Postal code span
T0L
Area codes 403, 587, 825, 368
Highways Highway 22
Highway 7
Waterways Sheep River

Black Diamond is a town in the Calgary Region of Alberta, Canada within Foothills County. 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 Turner Valley. It has a hospital, shops, hotels and residences, elementary school (K-6th grade), high school (7th-12th grade), hockey rink and a Boys and Girls Club. Little oil or gas remains.

Black Diamond is located in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies in the midst of some of Canada's best ranch country.

A 3 km (1.9 mi) trail next to the roadway between Black Diamond and Turner Valley is named the Friendship Trail.

Demographics

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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 13.8% change from its 2011 population of 2,373. With a land area of 3.84 km2 (1.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 703.1/km2 (1,821/sq mi) in 2016.

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  • Black Diamond Alberta looking South AB22

    Looking south in Black Diamond

  • Black Diamond AB Sign looking east

    Sign looking east on Alberta Highway 22

  • Black Diamond Alberta Post Office

    Post office

  • Black Diamond Alberta looking east

    Looking east at Black Diamond

  • Oilfields General Hospital Black Diamond AB

    Oilfields General Hospital

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