ðɪ ˈæktʃuːəl tˈaʊn ʌv lˌæ pˈæz wʌzðə sˈiːt ʌv jˈuːmə kˈaʊnti bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti; ɪt stˈʊd ɪnðə kənfˈɛdɚɹət ˌæɹɪzˈoʊnə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi, wˌɪtʃ ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd bɹˈiːfli dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ.
The actual town of La Paz was the seat of Yuma County between 1862 and 1870; it stood in the Confederate Arizona Territory, which existed briefly during the Civil War.