Yuma

Formed November 9, 1864 (4^th county)

Yuma County (203,880), Yuma (96,147)

The masonry courthouse was built in 1928.  It is located on 2^nd Avenue at 2^nd Street.  Interstate Highway Business 8 is two blocks west of the location.  Ralph Swearingen and G. A. Hanssen provided the Spanish style designs.  A Justice Center was added in 2005.  The structure features faux columns.  Yuma County was one of the four original counties formed in 1864.   It was created on November 9, 1864 as the 4^th county.  La Paz also served as a county seat.  The county and county seat are named for the Native American tribe. 

Yuma County government consists of a sheriff and assessor (executive).  It has 5 supervisors (legislative.)  Six Superior Court Judges and One Justice Court Judge, a County Clerk and an Attorney serve Yuma County (judicial.)  The county is in the southwest corner of Arizona on the border with California and Mexico.  Phoenix, Arizona is East and San Diego, California is West of the county.  The Colorado River forms its western border.  The center of the county is 44.2 miles East of Yuma near Citrus City.  The county is surrounded clockwise by La Paz, Maricopa, and Pima counties and Mexico and California.  The county is shaped like a triangle facing southeast and a wandering top leg.  The City of Yuma is in the southwest corner of the county.  Yuma is the county seat and the largest city.  It is 47.5% of the county population.  The county and county seat are pronounced YUE-MA.

Yuma