Editing Blue Diamond, Nevada

{{short description|Census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States}}
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'''Blue Diamond''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]], [[Nevada]], United States. The population was 268 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Blue Diamond CDP, Nevada |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=August 2, 2022}}</ref>

==Description==
The community includes a park, private pool, library, elementary school, event hall, church, and mercantile / gas station. The mercantile (general store) was built in 1942 and originally sold household staples and sundries to residents who were mostly miners at the [[Blue Diamond Mine]]. The store has maintained its original external look. Walls inside the store showcase many of the town's historical photos, courtesy of the Blue Diamond Historical Society, a 501c3 all-volunteer organization.

==History==
Blue Diamond is the site of [[Cottonwood Spring (Blue Diamond, Nevada)|Cottonwood Spring]] (formerly known as Ojo de Cayetana, or Pearl Spring), a watering place and camp site on the [[Old Spanish Trail (trade route)|Old Spanish Trail]] and the later [[Mormon Road]] between [[Mountain Springs, Nevada|Mountain Springs]] and [[Las Vegas Springs]].  The springs are located on a mountainside south of the town at {{coord|36|02|44|N|115|24|22|W|display=inline}} at an elevation of 3409 feet.<ref name=CottonwoodSpring>{{GNIS|847295|Cottonwood Spring}}</ref>

The nearby [[gypsum]] mine was purchased in 1923 by the Blue Diamond Corporation of California.<ref name=carlson>{{cite book|title=Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary|author=Helen S. Carlson|publisher=University of Nevada Press|year=1974|pages=54–55|isbn=9780874170948|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&pg=PA54}}</ref> The company opened a [[wallboard]] manufacturing plant at the site in 1941, and then began building a [[company town]] in 1942.<ref name=moulin>{{cite book|title=Red Rock Canyon Visitor Guide|publisher=Snell Press|pages=50–51|author=Tom Moulin|year=2013|url=http://www.snellpress.com/rrcvg/rrcvg-samples/red-rock-canyon-visitor-guide-history.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029065203/http://www.snellpress.com/rrcvg/rrcvg-samples/red-rock-canyon-visitor-guide-history.pdf |archive-date=2017-10-29 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Gypsum Production at Blue Diamond, Nevada, 1924-1959|author=Kim Geary|journal=Nevada Historical Society Quarterly|volume=26|number=2|date=Summer 1983|page=118|url=http://epubs.nsla.nv.gov/statepubs/epubs/210777-1983-2Summer.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207182240/http://epubs.nsla.nv.gov/statepubs/epubs/210777-1983-2Summer.pdf |archive-date=2017-02-07 |url-status=live|access-date=2018-06-12}}</ref> The village of Cottonwood became known as Blue Diamondville that year, when a post office opened under that name.<ref name=carlson /><ref name=gamett>{{cite book|title=Nevada Post Offices: An Illustrated History|author1=James Gamett|author2=Stanley W. Paher|publisher=Nevada Publications|year=1983|page=55}}</ref> The name was changed to Blue Diamond later in the year, although some authorities continued to refer to it as Blue Diamondville until at least 1950.<ref name=gamett /><ref>{{cite news|title=Blue Diamond name official|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|date=July 7, 1950|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20906990/blue_diamond_name_official/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 268
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 282 people, 118 households, and 77 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|38.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 125 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.33% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.42% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.35% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.42% of the population.

There were 118 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. Of all households 25.4% were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 36.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $54,091, and the median income for a family was $54,432. Males had a median income of $47,604 versus $47,692 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $30,479. About 15.9% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

==Education==
Blue Diamond has a [[public library]], a branch of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://publiclibraries.com/state/nevada/ | title=Nevada Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Nevada|Nevada}}
* [[List of census-designated places in Nevada]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Clark County, Nevada}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Clark County, Nevada]]
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[[Category:Las Vegas Valley]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Mojave Desert]]