Yuma, Colorado

Yuma is a home rule municipality that is the most populous municipality in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The population was 3,456 at the 2020 census.[6]

Yuma, Colorado
Home rule municipality[1]
Entering Yuma from the east.
Entering Yuma from the east.
Location of the City of Yuma in Yuma County, Colorado.
Location of the City of Yuma in Yuma County, Colorado.
Yuma is located in the United States
Yuma
Yuma
Location of the City of Yuma in the United States.
Coordinates: 40°7′22″N 102°43′30″W
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyYuma County[2]
CityYuma[1]
IncorporatedMarch 24, 1887[3]
Government
 • TypeHome rule municipality[1]
Area
[4]
 • Total3.14 sq mi (8.13 km2)
 • Land3.10 sq mi (8.03 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
[5]
4,144 ft (1,263 m)
Population
 (2020)[6]
 • Total3,456
 • Density1,100/sq mi (430/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[7]
80759
Area code970
FIPS code08-86750
GNIS feature ID0202920
Websitewww.colorado.gov/pacific/cityofyuma

History

A post office called Yuma has been in operation since 1885.[8] The community was named after a Native American named Yuma who worked for the railroad, died and was buried near the town site.[9]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1 square mile (2.6 km2), of which 1 square mile (2.6 km2) is land and 0.41% is water. Yuma is 27 miles from the nearest city, Wray.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890241—
1900139−42.3%
1910333139.6%
19201,177253.5%
19301,36015.5%
19401,60618.1%
19501,90818.8%
19601,9190.6%
19702,25917.7%
19802,82425.0%
19902,719−3.7%
20003,28520.8%
20103,5247.3%
20203,456−1.9%
  • Postcard: Laying the cornerstone of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1910
    Postcard: Laying the cornerstone of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1910

See also

References
  1. "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  2. "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  3. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  4. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. United States Census Bureau. "Yuma city, Colorado". Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  7. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on December 14, 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  8. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  9. Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 52.
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