City of Yuma
Statistics & Facts
The population of Yuma is approximately 86,070 (2004).
The approximate number of families is 22,689 (1990).
Yuma elevation is 137 - 200 feet above sea level.
Location
Yuma location: in extreme southwestern Arizona on the border with California not far from the Mexico border.
Climate & Weather
Yuma average annual rainfall is 2.94 inches per year
Yuma average temperature is (January) 65 degrees F.
The average low temperature is 53.5 degrees F.
The average high temperature is 87.3 degrees F.
History
Father Eusebio Francisco Kino first saw the Yuma Crossing as a way to enter California. It was a century later when another priest, Father Francisco Garces, rediscovered the crossing in his own search for a route by land to California. Two missions were established here in 1779 by Father Garces. During the last major uprising by the Yuma Indians, Father Garces and all the settlers were killed in a raid. Again the crossing faded away. It wasn't until Kit Carson, the famous cowboy, discovered it once again 50 years later that the crossing became a permanent settlement during the time of the California Gold Rush in the late 1840's. You may find a brief History of Yuma on this page, along with other basic Yuma facts. More history information about early Yuma.
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