Laguna, Yuma County, Arizona Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laguna (in Yuma County, AZ) Populated Place Profile . AZ Hometown Locator. December 6, 2016.
  2. Book: Arizona Place Names . Barnes . Will Croft . University of Arizona Press . 2016 . Tucson . 177 . 978-0816534951 .
  3. Web site: Camp Laguna . The Historical Marker Database . December 6, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220082745/http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=29061 . December 20, 2016 . dead .