Editing Yuma, Colorado

{{short description|City in Colorado, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
<!-- Basic info -->
|name                     = Yuma, Colorado
|settlement_type          = [[List of cities and towns in Colorado#Home rule municipality|Home rule municipality]]<ref name=COMun>{{cite web |url=https://dola.colorado.gov/lgis/municipalities.jsf|title=Active Colorado Municipalities|publisher=[[Colorado|State of Colorado]], [[Colorado Department of Local Affairs]], Division of Local Government|access-date=January 28, 2021}}</ref>

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|image_skyline            = 2022-09-11 14 37 11 View southward across western Yuma County, Colorado, centered on the city of Yuma.jpg
|image_caption            = Aerial view of Yuma (2022)
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|image_seal               =

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|image_map                = Yuma County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Yuma Highlighted 0886750.svg
|map_caption              = Location within [[Yuma County, Colorado|Yuma County]] and [[Colorado]]
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<!-- Location -->
|coordinates_footnotes    = <ref name=gnis/>
|coordinates              = {{coord|40|7|22|N|102|43|30|W|region:US-CO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Colorado]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Colorado|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Yuma County, Colorado|Yuma]]<ref name=COcounty>{{cite web |url=https://dola.colorado.gov/lgis/counties.jsf|title=Colorado Counties|publisher=[[Colorado|State of Colorado]], [[Colorado Department of Local Affairs]], Division of Local Government|access-date=January 28, 2021}}</ref>
|subdivision_type3        =
|subdivision_name3        =

<!-- Established -->
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         =
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        =
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = March 24, 1887<ref name=MuniIncCO>{{cite web | url = http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html | title = Colorado Municipal Incorporations | publisher = [[Colorado|State of Colorado]], Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives | date = December 1, 2004 | access-date = September 2, 2007}}</ref>
|named_for                = Yuma

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|government_footnotes     =
|government_type          =
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              =

<!-- Area -->
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_08.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref>
|area_total_sq_mi         = 3.14
|area_land_sq_mi          = 3.10
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.04
|area_total_km2           = 8.13
|area_land_km2            = 8.03
|area_water_km2           = 0.10
|area_water_percent       = 
|unit_pref                = Imperial

<!-- Elevation -->
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 4137

<!-- Population -->
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Yuma_city,_Colorado?g=160XX00US0886750 |title=Yuma city, Colorado |author=United States Census Bureau|date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=April 12, 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 3456
|pop_est_footnotes        =
|pop_est_as_of            =
|population_est           =
|population_density_sq_mi = auto
|population_density_km2   = auto

<!-- General information -->
|timezone1                = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
|utc_offset1              = −7
|timezone1_DST            = MDT
|utc_offset1_DST          = −6
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 80759<ref name=ZIPcode>{{cite web|url=http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp |title=ZIP Code Lookup |format=[[JavaScript]]/[[HTML]] |publisher=[[United States Postal Service]] |access-date=January 10, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061214101437/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp |archive-date=December 14, 2006 }}</ref>
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 970|970]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = {{FIPS|08|86750}} <ref name=gnis/>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 202920 <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis2|202920|Yuma, Colorado}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://cityofyuma.colorado.gov/|cityofyuma.colorado.gov}}
}}

'''Yuma''' is a [[List of cities and towns in Colorado#Home rule municipality|home rule municipality]] that is the [[List of municipalities in Colorado|most populous municipality]] in [[Yuma County, Colorado|Yuma County]], [[Colorado]], United States.<ref name=gnis/>  The population was 3,456 at the [[United States Census 2020|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" />

==History==
A post office in Yuma has been in operation since 1885.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref>  The community was named after a Native American named Yuma who worked for the railroad, died and was buried near the town site.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=58|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=52}}</ref> 

On [[Tornado outbreak sequence of August 4–8, 2023|August 8, 2023]], a [[tornado]] touched down near the town, damaging farms.<ref>{{cite news |last=Flynn |first=Colleen |date=August 9, 2023 |title=Photos: Tornado damage in Yuma County |url=https://kdvr.com/news/local/photos-tornado-damage-in-yuma-county/ |url-status=live |work=Fox 31 Denver |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810154644/https://kdvr.com/news/local/photos-tornado-damage-in-yuma-county/ |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |access-date=August 10, 2023}}</ref>

The Yuma School's mascot is the Outlaws.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.41% is water. Yuma is 27 miles from the nearest city, [[Wray, Colorado|Wray]].

===Climate===
{{Weather box
| width       = auto
| collapsed   = yes
| single line = yes
| location    = Yuma, Colorado (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1900–1902, 1939–present)
| Jan record high F = 77
| Feb record high F = 82
| Mar record high F = 89
| Apr record high F = 93
| May record high F = 100
| Jun record high F = 111
| Jul record high F = 109
| Aug record high F = 111
| Sep record high F = 103
| Oct record high F = 94
| Nov record high F = 90
| Dec record high F = 77
| year record high F = 111
| Jan high F = 42.6
| Feb high F = 45.2
| Mar high F = 56.2
| Apr high F = 63.3
| May high F = 73.2
| Jun high F = 85.8
| Jul high F = 91.8
| Aug high F = 88.9
| Sep high F = 80.6
| Oct high F = 66.3
| Nov high F = 53.2
| Dec high F = 42.9
| year high F = 65.8
| Jan mean F = 29.9
| Feb mean F = 32.0
| Mar mean F = 41.7
| Apr mean F = 48.9
| May mean F = 59.5
| Jun mean F = 71.1
| Jul mean F = 76.9
| Aug mean F = 74.3
| Sep mean F = 65.4
| Oct mean F = 51.6
| Nov mean F = 39.6
| Dec mean F = 30.2
| year mean F = 51.8
| Jan low F = 17.2
| Feb low F = 18.8
| Mar low F = 27.1
| Apr low F = 34.5
| May low F = 45.8
| Jun low F = 56.4
| Jul low F = 62.1
| Aug low F = 59.7
| Sep low F = 50.2
| Oct low F = 36.9
| Nov low F = 26.0
| Dec low F = 17.6
| year low F = 37.7
| Jan record low F = -28
| Feb record low F = -27
| Mar record low F = -22
| Apr record low F = 4
| May record low F = 11
| Jun record low F = 29
| Jul record low F = 37
| Aug record low F = 35
| Sep record low F = 14
| Oct record low F = 3
| Nov record low F = -14
| Dec record low F = -33
| year record low F = -33
| precipitation colour   = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.29
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.44
| Mar precipitation inch = 0.81
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.64
| May precipitation inch = 2.94
| Jun precipitation inch = 2.49
| Jul precipitation inch = 3.07
| Aug precipitation inch = 2.64
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.44
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.25
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.50
| Dec precipitation inch = 0.45
| year precipitation inch = 17.96
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days  = 2.2
| Feb precipitation days  = 2.9
| Mar precipitation days  = 3.0
| Apr precipitation days  = 6.8
| May precipitation days  = 9.4
| Jun precipitation days  = 7.9
| Jul precipitation days  = 9.1
| Aug precipitation days  = 8.6
| Sep precipitation days  = 4.8
| Oct precipitation days  = 4.7
| Nov precipitation days  = 2.6
| Dec precipitation days  = 2.6
| year precipitation days = 64.6
| Jan snow inch = 3.9
| Feb snow inch = 3.1
| Mar snow inch = 3.7
| Apr snow inch = 1.9
| May snow inch = 0.1
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.2
| Oct snow inch = 1.4
| Nov snow inch = 2.8
| Dec snow inch = 5.7
| year snow inch = 22.8
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days  = 1.9
| Feb snow days  = 2.3
| Mar snow days  = 1.3
| Apr snow days  = 0.9
| May snow days  = 0.1
| Jun snow days  = 0.0
| Jul snow days  = 0.0
| Aug snow days  = 0.0
| Sep snow days  = 0.0
| Oct snow days  = 0.5
| Nov snow days  = 1.3
| Dec snow days  = 2.2
| year snow days = 10.5
| source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=gld
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = April 5, 2024}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00059295&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = April 5, 2024}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= left
|1890= 241
|1900= 139
|1910= 333
|1920= 1177
|1930= 1360
|1940= 1606
|1950= 1908
|1960= 1919
|1970= 2259
|1980= 2824
|1990= 2719
|2000= 3285
|2010= 3524
|2020= 3456
}}
<!--As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,285 people, 1,275 households, and 847 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,350.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,393 housing units at an average density of {{convert|572.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 91.39% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.03% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 7.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.07% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 23.47% of the population.

There were 1,275 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,371, and the median income for a family was $36,657. Males had a median income of $25,962 versus $16,968 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,424.  About 7.8% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

Yuma is the home of the Yuma Indians.  Teams consist of Football, Volleyball, Golf, Wrestling, Boys and Girls Cross Country, Boys and Girls Basketball, and Boys and Girls Track & Field.-->
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Yuma, Colorado.JPG|Yuma seen from the east
LayingCornerStoneYumaColoradoPostcard.jpg|Postcard: Laying the cornerstone of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1910
</gallery>

==See also==
{{portal|Geography|North America|<!--Northern America-->|United States|Colorado}}
*[[Outline of Colorado]]
**[[Index of Colorado-related articles]]
*[[State of Colorado]]
**[[Colorado cities and towns]]
***[[Colorado municipalities]]
**[[Colorado counties]]
***[[Yuma County, Colorado]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{official website|https://cityofyuma.colorado.gov/}}
** [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/Yuma.pdf CDOT map of the City of Yuma]

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