Fort Yuma Indian Reservation

The Fort Yuma Indian Reservation is a part of the traditional lands of the Quechan people. Established in 1884 from the former Fort Yuma, the reservation, at 32°47′04″N 114°38′43″W / 32.78444°N 114.64528°W / 32.78444; -114.64528Coordinates: 32°47′04″N 114°38′43″W / 32.78444°N 114.64528°W / 32.78444; -114.64528, has a land area of 178.197 km² (68.802 sq mi) in southeastern Imperial County, California, and western Yuma County, Arizona, near the city of Yuma, Arizona. Both the county and city are named for the tribe. As of the 2010 Census the population was 2,189.^[1]

In 2009, this tribe opened a large gaming resort, the Fort Quechan Casino Resort, on their reservation land.

Yuma County with Fort Yuma Indian Reservation highlighted

References

Indian reservations in Arizona

Ak-Chin Cocopah Colorado River Fort Apache Fort McDowell Yavapai Fort Mojave Fort Yuma Gila River Havasupai Hopi Hualapai Kaibab Navajo Pascua Yaqui Salt River Pima–Maricopa San Carlos Apache Tohono O'odham Tohono O'odham proper San Xavier Tonto Apache Yavapai-Apache Yavapai-Prescott Zuni

See also: Indigenous peoples of Arizona

Indian reservations and Rancherías in California

Reservations and Colonies	Agua Caliente Barona Benton Paiute Big Pine Bishop Bridgeport Campo Capitan Grande Chemehuevi Colorado River Colusa Death Valley Elem Ewiiaapaayp Fort Bidwell Fort Independence Fort Mojave Fort Yuma Inaja and Cosmit Jamul Indian Village La Jolla La Posta Lone Pine Manzanita Mendocino Mesa Grande Morongo Pala Pauma and Yuima Pechanga Quartz Valley Rincon Round Valley San Manuel San Pasqual Santa Ynez Santa Ysabel Sebastian Smith River Sycuan Tule River Viejas Washoe Wiyot Yurok

Rancherías	Alturas Berry Creek Big Bend Big Lagoon Big Sandy Big Valley Blue Lake Buena Vista Cedarville Chicken Ranch Chico Cold Springs Elk Valley Graton Greenville Grindstone Jackson Laytonville Likely Lookout Lower Lake Middletown Montgomery Creek Mooretown Northfork Paskenta Picayune Picayune Redding Resighini Roaring Creek Robinson Rohnerville Rumsey Santa Rosa Sheep Ranch Shingle Springs Stewarts Point Susanville Trinidad XL Ranch

Municipalities and communities of Imperial County, California, United States

County seat: El Centro

Cities	Brawley Calexico Calipatria El Centro Holtville Imperial Westmorland

CDPs	Bombay Beach Desert Shores Heber Niland Ocotillo Palo Verde Salton City Salton Sea Beach Seeley Winterhaven

Unincorporated communities	Acolita Alamorio Amos Andrade Anza Araz Junction Bard Bertram Bonds Corner Boulder Park Cactus Citrus View Clyde Coolidge Springs Coyote Wells Curlew Date City Dixieland Dunes Edgar Elmore Desert Ranch Estelle Felicity Fondo Frink Fuller Glamis Gordons Well Hovley Imperial Gables Iris Kane Spring Meloland Mesquite Moss Mount Signal Mundo Munyon Obregon Orita Paymaster Landing Perrys Corner Picacho Plaster City Pope Rico Rockwood Ross Corner Ruthven Sandia Slab City Tortuga Truckhaven Verdant Watermans Corner Wiest Wilsie Wister

Indian reservations	Fort Yuma Indian Reservation Torres-Martinez Indian Reservation

Ghost towns	Araz Barnes Bernice Bradtmoore Butlers California Camp Camp Gaston Carrizo Creek Station Colorado Concepcíon Eastside Gleason Hazelwood Hedges Highline Indian Wells Jaeger City Keystone Laguna Laparra Lano Mayflower Mobile No Mirage Ogilby Paringa Picacho Basin Pilot Knob Station Potholes Sackett's Wells Sellew Shamrock Silsbee Squeaky Springs Tumco

Municipalities and communities of Yuma County, Arizona, United States

County seat: Yuma

Cities	San Luis Somerton Yuma

Town	Wellton

CDPs	Avenue B and C Aztec Buckshot Dateland Donovan Estates Drysdale El Prado Estates Fortuna Foothills Gadsden Martinez Lake Orange Grove Mobile Manor Padre Ranchitos Rancho Mesa Verde Tacna Wall Lane Wellton Hills

Unincorporated communities	Araby Asher Blaisdell Colfred Engesser Junction Growler Horn Hyder Kim Kinter Kofa Kool Corner Laguna Mohawk Roll Speece Addition

Indian reservations	Cocopah Indian Reservation Fort Yuma Indian Reservation‡

Ghost towns	Arizona City Castle Dome Castle Dome Landing Colorado City Dome Filibusters Camp Fortuna Gila City La Laguna Mission Camp Owl Pedrick's Polaris

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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