Laguna, Arizona | |
Settlement Type: | Populated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Arizona#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Laguna |
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: | 157 |
Elevation M: | 48 |
Coordinates: | 32.8189°N -114.4856°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 85369 |
Area Code: | 928 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Laguna is a populated place situated in Yuma County, Arizona, United States.[1] It is one of two places in Arizona with this name, the other being located in Pinal County. It has an estimated elevation of 1608feet above sea level.
Gold placers were discovered in the area in 1850s, which led to the settlement coming into existence in the 1860s as a mining town.[2] Laguna was located near the site of what would become the Laguna Diversion Dam, on the Colorado River, at the west end of the Laguna Mountains. One of the facilities comprising the U.S.'s Desert Training Center, Camp Laguna, was named after this location and the nearby mountains of the same name.[3]