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Yuma County includes the Yuma, Arizona Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county borders three states: Sonora, Mexico, to the south, and two other states to the west, across the Colorado River: California of the United States and the Mexican state of Baja California. Being 63.8% Hispanic in 2020, Yuma is Arizona's largest majority-Hispanic ...
Four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma) were created in 1864 following the organization of the Arizona Territory in 1862. The now defunct Pah-Ute County was split from Mohave County in 1865, but merged back in 1871. All but La Paz County were created by the time Arizona was granted statehood in 1912.
Yuma is a city in and the county seat [3] of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The city's population was 95,548 at the 2020 census, up from the 2010 census population of 93,064. [4] Yuma is the principal city of the Yuma, Arizona, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Yuma County.
Imperial County (Spanish: Condado de Imperial) is a county located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census , the population was 179,702, making it the least populous county in Southern California . [ 4 ]
Yuma is the center of the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Arizona. Located in Yuma County, it is near the borders of California and Mexico. It is one of the hottest cities in the United States, with an average July high of 107 °F (42 °C).
Yuma, Parker, and Bullhead City all have an average annual high temp of 89 degrees, but that's nothing compared with the record high in Arizona of 128 degrees, which was recorded in Lake Havasu ...
After the passage of the Reclamation Act by the US Congress in 1902, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation began constructing the dam under the Yuma Project in 1903. This project was the first development of the U.S. Reclamation Service along the Lower Colorado River and featured the Laguna Diversion Dam, a pumping station and a series of canals. [1]
Somerton is a city in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 14,287. [3] It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area. Somerton was established in 1898 and incorporated in 1918. Somerton's economy is based on agriculture, medical services, and tourism. [4]