Yuma, Colorado

Yuma is a List of cities and towns in Colorado#Home [rule municipality|home rule municipality] that is the most populous municipality in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The population was 3,456 at the 2020 census.

History

A post office in Yuma has been in operation since 1885. The community was named after a Native American named Yuma who worked for the railroad, died and is buried near the town site.
On Tornado outbreak [sequence of August 4–8, 2023|August 8, 2023], a tornado touched down near the town, damaging farms.
The Yuma School's mascot is the Outlaws.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, of which is land and 0.41% is water. Yuma is 27 miles from the nearest city, Wray.