| Yuma, Colorado | |
| Settlement Type: | Home rule municipality[1] |
| Coordinates: | 40.1228°N -102.725°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Colorado |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yuma[2] |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | March 24, 1887[3] |
| Named For: | Yuma |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Footnotes: | [4] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.14 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.10 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.13 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.03 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.10 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 4137 |
| Population Footnotes: | [5] |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3456 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | MST |
| Utc Offset1: | −7 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | −6 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 80759[6] |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 202920 |
Yuma is a home rule municipality that is the most populous municipality in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The population was 3,456 at the 2020 census.
A post office in Yuma has been in operation since 1885.[7] The community was named after a Native American named Yuma who worked for the railroad, died and was buried near the town site.[8]
On August 8, 2023, a tornado touched down near the town, damaging farms.[9]
The Yuma School's mascot is the Outlaws.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1sqmi, of which 1sqmi is land and 0.41% is water. Yuma is 27 miles from the nearest city, Wray.