About Yuma, AZ

Yuma (Cocopah: Yuum) is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The city’s population was 93,064 at the 2010 census, up from the 2000 census population of 77,515.Yuma is the principal city of the Yuma, Arizona, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Yuma County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the 2020 estimated population of the Yuma MSA is 203,247. According to Guinness World Records, Yuma is the “Sunniest City on Earth,” promising sunshine and warm weather at least 91% of the year.” Anywhere from 70,000 to over 85,000 out-of-state visitors make Yuma their winter residence.Yuma’s weather also makes it an agricultural powerhouse, growing over 175 types of crops, the largest of which is lettuce. Yuma County provides 90% of all leafy vegetables in the United States. Yuma is also known for its large military population due to several military bases, including the Marine Corps Air Station. Yuma is in the state’s southwest corner, in the Sonoran Desert, Yuma Desert sub-region. == History == The area’s first settlers for thousands of years were Native American cultures and historic tribes. Their descendants now occupy the Cocopah and Quechan reservations. In 1540, Spanish colonial expeditions under Hernando de Alarcón and Melchior Díaz visited the area and immediately recognized the natural crossing of the Colorado River as an ideal spot for a city.