Black Diamond, Washington
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Black Diamond is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,970 at the 2000 census.
Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Black Diamond ranks 64th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
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[edit] History
Black Diamond was officially incorporated on February 19, 1959.
Black Diamond was a coal mining area. Eventually a town grew up around the mine in the 1880s and it was named in honor of the Black Diamond Coal Company of California, which owned and operated the mine. The town was home to around 3,500 people by the early 1900s, almost all of which produdced coal, which was transported to Seattle via the Pacific Coast Coal train.
After World War I, the town shut down the mine as it was no longer viable to maintain. However a second mining boom struck the town in the early 1930's on the strength of multiple mining operations promoted by the Morris brothers through the Palmer Coking Coal Company. Mining has continued until very recently through the Pacific Coast Coal Company, formerly of San Francisco, and the prospect of future mining operations remain strong. Today the town is home to its original mining population, as well as a growing population of commuters to Seattle, Bellevue, and elsewhere.
The town has been home to many famous residents, including rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot, Tom Eivers, Jordan Heintz, and folk musician Brandi Carlile (who actually grew up a few miles east in Ravensdale).
[edit] Geography
Black Diamond is located at (47.317802, -122.014793)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.2 km² (5.9 mi²). 13.9 km² (5.4 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (8.67%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,970 people, 1,456 households, and 1,131 families residing in the city. The population density was 285.4/km² (739.5/mi²). There were 1,538 housing units at an average density of 110.6/km² (286.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.43% White, 0.08% African American, 1.56% Native American, 1.01% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.88% from other races, and 3.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.70% of the population.
There were 1,456 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $67,092, and the median income for a family was $72,981. Males had a median income of $51,792 versus $31,932 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,936. About 0.8% of families and 0.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
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