Yuma County, Arizona

Yuma County is located in the southwestern corner of the of. As of 2000 its population was 160,026. The is.

History
Yuma County was the one of four original Arizona Counties created by the territorial government on November 9th, 1864. Its original boundary remained the same until 1983, when was created from its northern half.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 14,294 (5,519 ). 14,281 km² (5,514 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.09%) is water.

Because of its location along the, large numbers of illegal aliens entering the United States illegally pass through Yuma county. From October to July of 2005, some 124,400 illegal foreign nationals were apprehended in the area, a 46% increase on the previous year (Economist, August 27th, 2005).

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 160,026 people, 53,848 households, and 41,678 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (29/sq mi). There were 74,140 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 68.28%, 2.22% or , 1.64% , 0.93% , 0.12% , 23.59% from , and 3.22% from two or more races. 50.47% of the population were or  of any race. 43.71% reported speaking at home.

There were 53,848 households out of which 36.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.30% were living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.60% were non-families. 18.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.90% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 18.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,182, and the median income for a family was $34,659. Males had a median income of $27,390 versus $22,276 for females. The for the county was $14,802. About 15.50% of families and 19.20% of the population were below the, including 27.90% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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External link

 * Yuma County official web site

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