Yuma Metropolitan Area

Yuma Metropolitan Area

The Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of a single county – Yuma – anchored by the city of Yuma. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 160,026 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 196,972).

Yuma County was first designated a metropolitan area in 1990.

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