Kofa, also historically known as Kofa Station, is a populated place situated in Yuma County, Arizona, United States.[2] It is located in the northern San Cristobal Valley, along the Union Pacific Railroad's Roll Industrial Lead.
Kofa, Arizona | |
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Coordinates: 32°52′55″N 113°38′48″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Yuma |
Elevation | 390 ft (119 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
Area code(s) | 928 |
FIPS code | 04-38390 |
GNIS feature ID | 24482 |
The town, like the nearby hills of the same name, was derived from the acronym for "King of Arizona", which had been coined by Colonel Eugene Ives. Ives had purchased a nearby mine from Charles Eichelberg for $250,000, which he named the King of Arizona Mine. A post office was established in the town in 1900, with Lewis W. Alexander as its postmaster.[3] It has an estimated elevation of 390 feet (120 m) above sea level.[1]
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County seat: Yuma | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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