Yuma Proving Ground

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Yuma Proving Ground

Total population

468

Median home value

$0

83.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$72,712

Yuma Proving Ground$73k

National$74k

Weather100°F · Sunny

Coordinates32.87°, -114.44°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) is a United States Army series of environmentally specific test centers with its Yuma Test Center (YTC) being one of the largest military installations in the world. It is subordinate to the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Yuma Proving Ground, AZ from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Nearby places in Arizona

• Buckshot
  9 mi away
• El Prado Estates
  12 mi away
• Donovan Estates
  17.7 mi away
• Padre Ranchitos
  19.1 mi away
• Orange Grove Mobile Manor
  22.6 mi away
• Rancho Mesa Verde
  22.6 mi away
• San Luis
  31 mi away · pop. 35,257
• Ehrenberg
  51.8 mi away · pop. 697
• Dateland
  52 mi away · pop. 206
• Quartzsite
  56.9 mi away
• Brenda
  62.8 mi away · pop. 780
• Bouse
  75.8 mi away · pop. 1,203

Browse all places in Arizona →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Yuma Proving Ground

Modeling erosion and transport of depleted uranium, Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona

Timothy J. Ward · 1994

Climatological conditions favoring occurrence of high temperatures at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona

Llewelyn Williams · 1967

Yuma winter microclimate

Howard L. Ohman · 1966

Ten West Link 500kV transmission line project

United States. Bureau of Land Management. Colorado River District · 2018

Ten West Link transmission line project

United States. Bureau of Land Management · 2019

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Island, La Paz, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 32 mi
• Wildfire Campwood, Yavapai, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 144 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

Seen 2026-09-07

Desert Cottontail

Sylvilagus audubonii

Seen 2026-09-04

Large Creosote Gall Midge

Asphondylia auripila

Seen 2026-09-03

Clark's Grebe

Aechmophorus clarkii

Seen 2026-08-31

Western Black Horse Fly

Tabanus punctifer

Seen 2026-08-31

American Gizzard Shad

Dorosoma cepedianum

Seen 2026-08-22

Threadfin Shad

Dorosoma petenense

Seen 2026-08-22

Queen

Danaus gilippus

Seen 2026-08-14

Bighorn Sheep

Ovis canadensis

Seen 2026-08-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).