Yuma, Colorado
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Yuma, Colorado | |
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| Aerial view of Yuma (2022) Aerial view of Yuma (2022) | |
| Location within Yuma County and Colorado Location within Yuma County and Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 40°7′24″N 102°43′26″W / 40.12333°N 102.72389°WCoordinates: 40°7′24″N 102°43′26″W / 40.12333°N 102.72389°W[3] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Yuma[2] |
| Incorporated | March 24, 1887[4] |
| Named for | Yuma |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,456 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 80759[7] |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | Template:FIPS [3] |
| Major highways | File:US 34.svg File:Colorado 59.svg |
| Website | cityofyuma.colorado.gov |
Yuma is a home rule municipality that is the most populous municipality in Yuma County, Colorado, United States.[3] The population was 3,456 at the 2020 census.[6]
History
[edit | edit source]A post office in 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 is buried near the town site.[9]
On August 8, 2023, a tornado touched down near the town, damaging farms.[10]
The Yuma School's mascot is the Outlaws.[11]
The novels of esteemed writer Kent Haruf, such as Plainsong, are based in Holt, Colorado which is loosely based on Yuma[12]. Haruf spent a number of years teaching at Yuma schools in the early 1980s and has family ties to the High Plains region[13].
Geography
[edit | edit source]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.
Climate
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[edit | edit source]Gallery
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Yuma seen from the east
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Postcard: Laying the cornerstone of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1910
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ↑ "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Template:Cite gnis2
- ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on August 23, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 United States Census Bureau. "Yuma city, Colorado". Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on December 14, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
- ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Flynn, Colleen (August 9, 2023). "Photos: Tornado damage in Yuma County". Fox 31 Denver. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Outlaws steal mascot vote". Yuma Pioneer. October 6, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Haven't read any Kent Haruf novels yet? You are missing out". The Denver Post. April 19, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Haruf". cogenweb.org. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
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