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History · Diamond City

Diamond City was first counted by the census in 1970

Most of Diamond City was built recently: 0.8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. Below: maps from 1893 on and the census since 1970.

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Quick answers

How Diamond City began

When was Diamond City founded?

1970

Diamond City first appears in the census in 1970.

First census: 282 in 19702020 census: 75756 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Diamond City’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Diamond City are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18934 editions of the USGS map, 1893 to 1985. Watch Diamond City change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Diamond City’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Diamond City on the map, 1893 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Diamond City. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Diamond City on the 1893 USGS mapDiamond City on the 1903 USGS mapDiamond City on the 1929 USGS mapDiamond City on the 1985 USGS map1893Yellville sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Diamond City.

The story so far

Diamond City, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Diamond City yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Diamond City is a city in northeast Boone County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 757 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1970. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 782 to 757 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Diamond City, decade by decade

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People over time

Diamond City, census by census

0200400600800198020002020Peak: 782

Between 282 and 782 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Diamond City’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Diamond City

Nobody well known was born in Diamond City itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Brandon BurlsworthAmerican football player · b. 1976
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Roy HogsedAmerican musician · b. 1919
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Vance TrimbleAmerican journalist · b. 1913
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Ky LaffoonProfessional golfer · b. 1908
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Rita RiggsAmerican costume designer · b. 1930
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Daniel E. BoatwrightAmerican politician · b. 1930

Questions about Diamond City’s history

What year was Diamond City founded?

The Diamond City post office opened in 1970, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.