Kofa, Arizona | |
Settlement Type: | Populated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Arizona#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Kofa |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Arizona |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Arizona |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Yuma |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MST |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 390 |
Elevation M: | 119 |
Coordinates: | 32.8819°N -113.6467°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Area Code: | 928 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Kofa, also historically known as Kofa Station, is a populated place situated in Yuma County, Arizona, United States.[1] It is located in the northern San Cristobal Valley, along the Union Pacific Railroad's Roll Industrial Lead.
The town, like the nearby hills of the same name, was derived from the acronym for "King of Arizona", which had been coined by Colonel Eugene Ives. Ives had purchased a nearby mine from Charles Eichelberg for $250,000, which he named the King of Arizona Mine. A post office was established in the town in 1900, with Lewis W. Alexander as its postmaster.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 390feet above sea level.