Defiance, Ohio

Defiance, Ohio
City
Top to bottom, left to right:
Downtown Defiance, post office of Defiance and Defiance County Courthouse
Nickname: 
"Shell Town."
Motto: 
"A Great Place to Live"
Location of Defiance in Defiance County
Location of Defiance in Defiance County
Defiance is located in Ohio
Defiance
Defiance
Defiance is located in the United States
Defiance
Defiance
Coordinates: 41°16′20″N 84°21′56″W / 41.27222°N 84.36556°W / 41.27222; -84.36556
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyDefiance
Area
 • Total13.28 sq mi (34.40 km2)
 • Land12.79 sq mi (33.12 km2)
 • Water0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2)
Elevation696 ft (212 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total17,066
 • Estimate 
(2023)[3]
17,043
 • Density1,334.74/sq mi (515.34/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
43512
Area code419
FIPS code39-21308[4]
GNIS feature ID2394492[2]
WebsiteCity of Defiance, Ohio

Defiance is a city in and the county seat of Defiance County, Ohio, United States, about 55 miles (89 km) southwest of Toledo and 47 miles (76 km) northeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Ohio's northwestern corner.[5] The population was 17,066 at the 2020 census.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Defiance, Ohio
  3. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.