Yuma County, Arizona

The Yuma County Courthouse has been on the NRHP since December 1982 .
administration
US state :	Arizona
Administrative headquarters :	Yuma
Foundation :
Demographics
Residents :	195,751  (2010)
Population density :	13.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	14,294 km²
Water surface :	13 km²
map

Yuma County is a county in the US state of Arizona in the United States . The county seat is Yuma .

geography

The county is located in the southwest of Arizona, borders California to the west and the two Mexican states of Baja California and Sonora to the south . The county has a total area of ​​14,294 square kilometers. Here and in La Paz County , Yuma Proving Ground is one of the largest military areas in the world.

history

Yuma County was formed on December 21, 1864 as one of the four original counties. The county borders lasted until 1982 when La Paz County was formed from the northern half of the county. It was named after the Yuma people , the indigenous people of this region.

57 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of May 8, 2020), including the Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites have the status of a National Historic Landmark .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1900	4145		-
1910	7733		86.6%
1920	14,904		92.7%
1930	17,816		19.5%
1940	19,326		8.5%
1950	28.006		44.9%
1960	46,235		65.1%
1970	60,827		31.6%
1980	90,554		48.9%
1990	106,895		18%
2000	160.026		49.7%
2010	195,751		22.3%
1900-1990 2000 2010 Yuma County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge

The El Camino Del Diablo listed in the NRHP

The Kofa Mountains

Yuma County's population was 160,026 as of the 2000 census . There were 53,848 households and 41,678 families. The population density was 11 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 68.28 percent white, 2.22 percent African American, 1.64 percent Native American, 0.93 percent Asian, 0.12 percent from the Pacific island area and 23.59 percent from other ethnic groups together; 3.22 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 50.47 percent of the population.

Of the 53,848 households, 36.9 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 62.3 percent were married couples living together, 11.2 percent were single mothers, and 22.6 percent were non-families. 18.5 percent were single households and 8.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.27.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 28.9 percent of residents under the age of 18, 10.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 18.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 16.5 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 101.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 32,182 , and the median income for a family is $ 34,659. Males had a median income of $ 27,390 versus $ 22,276 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,802. 19.2 percent of the population and 15.5 percent of families are below the poverty line. This included 27.9 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 8.7 percent of the population aged 65 and over.

Places in Yuma County

There are four parishes in Yuma County, including three cities and one town . For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau maintains 16 census-designated places that are subordinate to the county and are not self-governing. Like the Unincorporated Communities, these are unincorporated areas.

Cities San Luis Somerton Yuma

Town Wellton

Census-designated places

Avenue B and C Aztec Buckshot Dateland Donovan Estates Drysdale

El Prado Estates Fortuna Foothills Gadsden Martinez Lake Orange Grove Mobile Manor Padre Ranchitos

Rancho Mesa Verde Tacna Wall Lane Wellton Hills

other unincorporated communities

Mohawk Roll Speece addition

Ghost towns

Arizona City Castle Dome Castle Dome Landing Colorado City Dome

Fillibusters Camp Fortuna Gila City Hyder Kofa

La Laguna Mission Camp Owl Pedrick's Polaris

Protected areas

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (partial) Imperial National Wildlife Refuge (partial) Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (partial)

Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park

Individual evidence

1. ^ Yuma County Courthouse on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 8, 2020.
2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 23901. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
3. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 339.
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 8, 2020.
   Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 8, 2020.
   Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Arizona. National Park Service , accessed May 8, 2020.
5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
7. ^ Extract from census.gov.Retrieved March 31, 2012

Web links

Commons : Yuma County, Arizona  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 32 ° 47 ′  N , 113 ° 59 ′  W