Yuma, Colorado
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Yuma is a home rule municipality that is the most populous municipality in Yuma County, Colorado, United States.<ref name=gnis/> The population was 3,456 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020" />
History
A post office in Yuma has been in operation since 1885.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The community was named after a Native American named Yuma who worked for the railroad, died and is buried near the town site.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
On August 8, 2023, a tornado touched down near the town, damaging farms.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The Yuma School's mascot is the Outlaws.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and 0.41% is water. Yuma is 27 miles from the nearest city, Wray.
Climate
Demographics
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Gallery
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Yuma seen from the east -
Postcard: Laying the cornerstone of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1910
See also
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