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Yuma, Colorado

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The city of Yuma is located in Yuma County.

Yuma was incorporated March 24, 1887.

The community of Yuma is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<1>

Time Zone: Yuma lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Yuma can be found in:

 ArizonaMichigan
 Arkansas (historic<2>)Tennessee
 KansasVirginia
 Kentucky 

At the time of the 2000 Census, Yuma had a population of 3,285 people<3> (or 33.47% of the total population of Yuma County). The population of Yuma represented 0.08% of the total of Colorado, making it the state's 74th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Yuma had a population of 3,263 people. This is a decrease of 0.67% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Yuma.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000		Year-to-Year Change
20083,263-0.67%+0.43% since 2007
20073,249-1.1%+0.12% since 2006
20063,245-1.22% 
20053,244-1.25% 
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20003,285The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<4>2008
Population		Change
Since 2000
 Akron   W26 mi [41.84 km]1,6513.51% decrease
 Atwood   NW41 mi [66 km]---
 Eckley   E12 mi [19.31 km]2654.68% decrease
 Fleming   N39 mi [62.8 km]4341.88% increase
 Haxtun   N36 mi [57.9 km]9641.83% decrease
 Holyoke   NE38 mi [61.2 km]2,2231.68% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Yuma.


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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Yuma. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
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Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Yuma? Please visit the Map Page for Yuma.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yuma - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Yuma, please let us know so that we can make corrections.

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<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Yuma.

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<4>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Yuma and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<5>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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