Yuma, Arizona 
Initially there were several tribes of Native Americans in Yuma. Quechan Indians have a reservation here, across the Colorado River north of downtown Yuma. Cocopah Indians also have a reservation, in three separate parts. One is WNW of the city, right on the Colorado River where it borders Arizona, California and Mexico; one further south along the river; and one south of Yuma. In 1540 expeditions under Hernando de Alarcon and Melchior Diaz visited here and immediately saw the natural crossing of the Colorado River was an ideal spot for a city. From the 1850s through the 1870s, the Yuma Crossing was known for its steamboat crossing, and spot for them to stop on the way up and down the river. The steamboats transported passengers and equipment for the various mines and military outposts. Yuma served as the gateway to the new western territory of California, as it was one of the few natural spots to cross the (at that point in time) very wide Colorado River.
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| Yuma | AZ | U.S. | |
| Population | 77,515 | 5,130,632 | 281,421,906 |
| Median age | 31.2 | 34.2 | 35.3 |
| Male Median age | 29.4 | 32.9 | 34 |
| Female Median age | 33.1 | 35.5 | 36.5 |
| Households | 26,649 | 1,901,327 | 105,480,101 |
| Household population | 74,371 | 5,020,782 | 273,643,273 |
| Average household size | 2.79 | 2.64 | 2.59 |
| Families | 19,618 | 1,287,367 | 71,787,347 |
| Average family size | 3.27 | 3.18 | 3.14 |
| Housing units | 34,475 | 2,189,189 | 115,904,641 |
| Occupied units | 26,649 | 1,901,327 | 105,480,101 |
| Vacant units | 7,826 | 287,862 | 10,424,540 |
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