Yuma, Arizona

About Yuma

Yuma, AZ is a mid-size city located in southwestern Arizona, home to 103,559 residents as of the latest Census estimates. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#319 nationwide).

Yuma holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 121.08 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 855 residents per square mile.

📰 Yuma News Today

• Man facing murder charge months after missing teen found dead in Yuma AZ Family · Aug 13
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• City of Yuma Road Report, July 9 | News Releases | City Of Yuma, AZ yumaaz.gov · Jul 9
• Yuma Welcomes $100 Million Kimberly-Clark Manufacturing Facility Signals AZ · Aug 6

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What Makes Yuma Unique

• A top-25 city in Arizona by population (#13 of 91 incorporated places).
• Unusually large footprint: 121.08 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• Positioned in southwestern Arizona, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A deep job market and services that draw people from across the region.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🏫 Schools in Yuma

• AZTEC High School
• AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma
• Amerischools Academy North
• Desert View Academy
• Desert View Middle & High School
• Desert View Online School
• Educational Opportunity Center Charter High School
• Harvest Preparatory Academy
• SOUTHWEST REGION
• STEDY- Cibola High School Satellite
• STEDY- Kofa HS Satellite
• STEDY- Vista HS Satellite
• STEDY- Yuma HS Satellite
• Student Choice High School - Yuma

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Yuma Regional Medical Center ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Exceptional Community Hospital Yuma · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

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