Yuma County Arizona real estate
Yuma County website
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Click on the Yuma County map below for more information on the various cities in Yuma County
DemographicsYuma County has grown from the unknown county discovered in 1540, by Hernando de Alarcon, to the present day Enterprise zone it has become. A prime spot for agriculture, tourism, military, and government economic sectors, Yuma has grown considerably. Yuma County, with its county seat in Yuma, encompasses a 5,522 square mile area, with a population of approximately 169,760 (U.S. Census 2002). See more demographic information.
GeographyYuma is located on the south western part of
the state, neighboring Mexico…La Paz is to the north, and was once a
part of Yuma, with Maricopa to the east, and Pima to the south east. Municipalities in Yuma County
HistoryIn 1540, Hernando de Alarcon visited the site of what is now the current City of Yuma. He was the first European to visit the area and to recognize the best natural crossing of the Colorado River. Much of Yuma County's later development occurred because of this strategic location.
Yuma County is one of four original counties designated by the first Territorial Legislature. It maintained its original boundaries until 1983 when voters decided to split Yuma County into La Paz County in the north and a new "Yuma County" in the south.
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