Somerton, Arizona

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Somerton, Arizona is a small agricultural city in southwestern Arizona’s Yuma County, known for its predominantly Hispanic community and proximity to the U.S.–Mexico border.

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instanceOf city
municipality
agriculturalProducts lettuce
melons
vegetables
areaCode 928
climate hot desert climate
country United States
county Yuma County, Arizona
demographicsMajorityGroup Hispanic or Latino
distanceTo about 10 miles south of Yuma, Arizona
economyBasedOn agriculture
elevation approximately 118 feet
governingBody Somerton City Council
governmentType council–manager
hasCulturalEvent local Mexican and Hispanic cultural festivals
hasEthnicCommunity predominantly Mexican American
highSchoolDistrict Yuma Union High School District
incorporatedAsCity 1918
localEconomySector farm labor
food processing
locatedIn Lower Colorado River Valley
southwestern Arizona
locatedNear U.S.–Mexico border
Yuma, Arizona
nearestInternationalBorderCrossing San Luis Port of Entry
nearestMajorRiver Colorado River
observesDaylightSavingTime no
partOfMetropolitanArea Yuma metropolitan area
population approximately 20,000 (early 2020s)
postalCode 85350
primaryLanguage English
Spanish
region Sonoran Desert
Southwestern United States
schoolDistrict Somerton Elementary School District
state Arizona
timeZone Mountain Standard Time
transportationCorridor U.S. Route 95

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Yuma County, Arizona contains Somerton, Arizona
Southwest Arizona includesCity Somerton, Arizona
Gadsden, Arizona locatedNear Somerton, Arizona
Somerton City Council governs Somerton, Arizona
Somerton City Council locatedIn Somerton, Arizona
Yuma Union High School District servesCity Somerton, Arizona