Blue Diamond, Nevada

• Walmart Foundation gives $50,000 boost to Las Vegas Zoo
  

  The feisty Las Vegas Zoo is small, but it has made a big friend in the folks at Walmart.

• I-15 project risky for drivers, workers
  

  For the next four months, traffic from eastbound and westbound Blue Diamond Road to Interstate 15 north will be detoured onto temporary ramps.

• Smog alert response a little hazy
  

  The Las Vegas Beltway east at Interstate 15 will be closed tonight for bridge work.

• OSHA probing death of 34-year-old engineer at construction site
  

  Officials investigate a fatal construction accident on Blue Diamond Road by the I-15 northbound on-ramp Tuesday, June 29, 2010.

• Construction accident kills 1 at I-15, Blue Diamond
  

  The Nevada Highway Patrol is working a fatal accident involving a construction worker in the south Las Vegas Valley.

City Description

Blue Diamond is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 282 at the 2000 census. Blue Diamond is located at 36°2′50″N 115°24′11″W / 36.04722°N 115.40306°W / 36.04722; -115.40306 (36.047090, -115.403166). As of the census of 2000, there were 282 people, 118 households, and 77 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 38.3 people per square mile (14.8/km²). There were 125 housing units at an average density of 17.0/sq mi (6.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.33% White, 0.35% Native American, 1.42% Asian, 0.35% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 3.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 25.4% of all households 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%

City Contained By:

• Clark County
• Nevada
• Las Vegas
• Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

Size:

• 19.1659120165 km squared

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