Yuma, Colorado

Yuma is a home rule municipality that is the most populous municipality in Yuma County, Colorado, United States.^[2] The population was 3,456 at the 2020 census.^[6]

Yuma, Colorado
Home rule municipality[1]
Aerial view of Yuma (2022)
Location within Yuma County and Colorado
Coordinates: 40°7′22″N 102°43′30″W[2]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Yuma[3]
Incorporated	March 24, 1887[4]
Named after	Yuma
Area [5]
• Total	3.14 sq mi (8.13 km2)
• Land	3.10 sq mi (8.03 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation [2]	4,137 ft (1,261 m)
Population  (2020)[6]
• Total	3,456
• Density	1,100/sq mi (430/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	80759[7]
Area code	970
FIPS code	08-86750 [2]
GNIS ID	202920 [2]
Website	cityofyuma.colorado.gov

History

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.

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.

Climate

Climate data for Yuma, Colorado (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1900–1902, 1939–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	77 (25)	82 (28)	89 (32)	93 (34)	100 (38)	111 (44)	109 (43)	111 (44)	103 (39)	94 (34)	90 (32)	77 (25)	111 (44)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	42.6 (5.9)	45.2 (7.3)	56.2 (13.4)	63.3 (17.4)	73.2 (22.9)	85.8 (29.9)	91.8 (33.2)	88.9 (31.6)	80.6 (27.0)	66.3 (19.1)	53.2 (11.8)	42.9 (6.1)	65.8 (18.8)
Daily mean °F (°C)	29.9 (−1.2)	32.0 (0.0)	41.7 (5.4)	48.9 (9.4)	59.5 (15.3)	71.1 (21.7)	76.9 (24.9)	74.3 (23.5)	65.4 (18.6)	51.6 (10.9)	39.6 (4.2)	30.2 (−1.0)	51.8 (11.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	17.2 (−8.2)	18.8 (−7.3)	27.1 (−2.7)	34.5 (1.4)	45.8 (7.7)	56.4 (13.6)	62.1 (16.7)	59.7 (15.4)	50.2 (10.1)	36.9 (2.7)	26.0 (−3.3)	17.6 (−8.0)	37.7 (3.2)
Record low °F (°C)	−28 (−33)	−27 (−33)	−22 (−30)	4 (−16)	11 (−12)	29 (−2)	37 (3)	35 (2)	14 (−10)	3 (−16)	−14 (−26)	−33 (−36)	−33 (−36)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	0.29 (7.4)	0.44 (11)	0.81 (21)	1.64 (42)	2.94 (75)	2.49 (63)	3.07 (78)	2.64 (67)	1.44 (37)	1.25 (32)	0.50 (13)	0.45 (11)	17.96 (456)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	3.9 (9.9)	3.1 (7.9)	3.7 (9.4)	1.9 (4.8)	0.1 (0.25)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.2 (0.51)	1.4 (3.6)	2.8 (7.1)	5.7 (14)	22.8 (58)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	2.2	2.9	3.0	6.8	9.4	7.9	9.1	8.6	4.8	4.7	2.6	2.6	64.6
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	1.9	2.3	1.3	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.3	2.2	10.5
Source: NOAA[11][12]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	241		—
1900	139		−42.3%
1910	333		139.6%
1920	1,177		253.5%
1930	1,360		15.5%
1940	1,606		18.1%
1950	1,908		18.8%
1960	1,919		0.6%
1970	2,259		17.7%
1980	2,824		25.0%
1990	2,719		−3.7%
2000	3,285		20.8%
2010	3,524		7.3%
2020	3,456		−1.9%

Gallery

• 
  Yuma seen from the east
• 
  Postcard: Laying the cornerstone of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1910

See also

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