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Laguna, Yuma County, Arizona 
Summary
Laguna is a populated place situated in Yuma County, Arizona, United States.[2] It is one of two places in Arizona with this name, the other being located in Pinal County.[3] It has an estimated elevation of 1,608 feet (490 m) above sea level.[1]
Laguna, Arizona | |
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  Laguna Location within the state of Arizona  Laguna Laguna (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°49′08″N 114°29′08″W / 32.81889°N 114.48556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Yuma |
| Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| ZIP codes | 85369 |
| Area code | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-39230 |
| GNIS feature ID | 25329 |
Gold placers were discovered in the area in 1850s, which led to the settlement coming into existence in the 1860s as a mining town.[1][4] Laguna was located near the site of what would become the Laguna Diversion Dam, on the Colorado River, at the west end of the Laguna Mountains.[5] One of the facilities comprising the U.S.'s Desert Training Center, Camp Laguna, was named after this location and the nearby mountains of the same name.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Feature Detail Report for: Laguna". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Laguna (in Yuma County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Laguna". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0816534951.
- ^ Barnes 2016, p. 240.
- ^ "Camp Laguna". The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.