Black Diamond, Florida
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Black Diamond is a census-designated place (CDP) in Citrus County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,255 at the 2020 census, up from 1,101 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> It is part of the Homosassa Springs, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
[edit]Black Diamond is located north of the geographic center of Citrus County at Template:Coord (28.911262, -82.492608).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is bordered to the north by Pine Ridge, to the east by Beverly Hills and Pine Ridge, and to the south by Lecanto. County Road 491 (North Lecanto Highway) forms the eastern edge of the CDP, leading northeast Template:Convert to U.S. Route 41 and south Template:Convert to State Road 44 in Lecanto.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
Demographics
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[edit]As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 694 people, 248 households, and 212 families residing in the CDP. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 374 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.09% White, 0.72% African American, 4.61% Asian, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population.
Households
[edit]There were 248 households, out of which 15.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.7% were married couples living together, 0.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.5% were non-families. 11.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.39.
Age averages
[edit]In the CDP the population was spread out, with 9.7% under the age of 18, 1.4% from 18 to 24, 10.7% from 25 to 44, 39.0% from 45 to 64, and 39.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 62 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.
Incomes
[edit]The median income for a household in the CDP was $107,771, and the median income for a family was $105,987. Males had a median income of $0 versus $32,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $53,621. About 5.7% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.
Education
[edit]The CDP is served by Citrus County Schools.<ref>"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Black Diamond CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. See map pages. Compare this map to the attendance boundary maps of the school district.</ref> Residents are zoned to Central Ridge Elementary School.<ref>"Citrus County Elementary School Attendance Boundaries Template:Webarchive." Citrus County Schools. Retrieved on February 2, 2017.</ref> Residents are divided between Citrus Springs Middle and Crystal River Middle.<ref>"Citrus County Middle School Attendance Boundaries Template:Webarchive." Citrus County Schools. Retrieved on February 2, 2017.</ref> Portions of the CDP are zoned to Crystal River High School and Lecanto High School.<ref>"Citrus County High School Attendance Boundaries Template:Webarchive." Citrus County Schools. Retrieved on February 2, 2017.</ref>