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Yuma County
Yuma County
County
	The Yuma County Court-House in Wray.
	Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
	Colorado's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 40°00′N 102°25′W / 40°N 102.42°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Founded	March 15, 1889
Seat	Wray
Largest city	Yuma
Area
• Total	2,369 sq mi (6,140 km2)
• Land	2,364 sq mi (6,120 km2)
• Water	4.3 sq mi (11 km2) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	9,988
• Density	4.2/sq mi (1.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.yumacounty.net

Yuma County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,988.^[1] The county seat is Wray.^[2]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,369 square miles (6,140 km²), of which 2,364 square miles (6,120 km²) is land and 4.3 square miles (11 km²) (0.2%) is water.^[3]

The point where the Arikaree River flows out of Yuma County and into Cheyenne County, Kansas is the lowest point in the State of Colorado at 1,010 meters (3,310 feet) elevation. This crossing point is the highest low point of any U.S. state.^[4]

Adjacent counties

Phillips County (north)
Chase County, Nebraska (northeast)
Cheyenne County, Kansas (east/Central Time border)
Dundy County, Nebraska (east)
Kit Carson County (south)
Washington County (west)
Logan County (northwest)

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	2,596		—
1900	1,729		−33.4%
1910	8,499		391.6%
1920	13,897		63.5%
1930	13,613		−2.0%
1940	12,102		−11.1%
1950	10,827		−10.5%
1960	8,912		−17.7%
1970	8,544		−4.1%
1980	9,682		13.3%
1990	8,954		−7.5%
2000	9,841		9.9%
2010	10,043		2.1%
2020	9,988		−0.5%
2023 (est.)	9,862	^[5]	−1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 1790-1960^[7] 1900-1990^[8] 1990-2000^[9] 2010-2020^[1]

At the 2000 census there were 9,841 people, 3,800 households, and 2,644 families living in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1.5 people/km²). There were 4,295 housing units at an average density of 2 units per square mile (0.77 units/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.17% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.14% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. 12.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.^[10] Of the 3,800 households 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 27.40% of households were one person and 13.30% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.13.

The age distribution was 28.30% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median household income was $33,169 and the median family income was $39,814. Males had a median income of $26,124 versus $18,578 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,005. About 8.80% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.50% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Like all the High Plains, Yuma County is a Republican Party stronghold in presidential elections. Only nine presidential elections from 1892 to the present day have seen the county fail to back the Republican candidate, the most recent being 1964 during Lyndon B. Johnson's statewide & national landslide.

United States presidential election results for Yuma County, Colorado^[11]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	3,807	81.64%	758	16.26%	98	2.10%
2020	4,107	82.45%	785	15.76%	89	1.79%
2016	3,850	80.36%	726	15.15%	215	4.49%
2012	3,490	76.25%	987	21.56%	100	2.18%
2008	3,286	73.30%	1,117	24.92%	80	1.78%
2004	3,456	75.81%	1,064	23.34%	39	0.86%
2000	3,156	72.42%	1,082	24.83%	120	2.75%
1996	2,589	58.72%	1,439	32.64%	381	8.64%
1992	2,019	44.82%	1,269	28.17%	1,217	27.01%
1988	2,513	56.93%	1,835	41.57%	66	1.50%
1984	3,394	74.32%	1,121	24.55%	52	1.14%
1980	3,220	68.89%	1,043	22.31%	411	8.79%
1976	2,350	52.20%	2,025	44.98%	127	2.82%
1972	2,873	71.03%	1,066	26.35%	106	2.62%
1968	2,529	62.68%	1,175	29.12%	331	8.20%
1964	2,007	48.12%	2,145	51.43%	19	0.46%
1960	2,806	65.18%	1,489	34.59%	10	0.23%
1956	2,782	64.26%	1,544	35.67%	3	0.07%
1952	3,404	71.92%	1,292	27.30%	37	0.78%
1948	2,277	54.05%	1,907	45.26%	29	0.69%
1944	2,847	67.45%	1,374	32.55%	0	0.00%
1940	3,531	64.11%	1,917	34.80%	60	1.09%
1936	2,462	45.26%	2,878	52.90%	100	1.84%
1932	2,129	37.34%	3,220	56.48%	352	6.17%
1928	3,401	69.07%	1,383	28.09%	140	2.84%
1924	2,789	57.91%	865	17.96%	1,162	24.13%
1920	2,673	63.42%	1,254	29.75%	288	6.83%
1916	1,436	34.51%	2,466	59.26%	259	6.22%
1912	466	14.42%	1,170	36.20%	1,596	49.38%
1908	1,061	44.67%	1,148	48.34%	166	6.99%
1904	1,110	63.50%	525	30.03%	113	6.46%
1900	316	42.25%	392	52.41%	40	5.35%
1896	180	28.44%	442	69.83%	11	1.74%
1892	198	35.29%	0	0.00%	363	64.71%