Defiance, Ohio | |
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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 | |
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| Coordinates: 41°16′20″N 84°21′56″W / 41.27222°N 84.36556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Defiance |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.28 sq mi (34.40 km2) |
| • Land | 12.79 sq mi (33.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2) |
| Elevation | 696 ft (212 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,066 |
• Estimate (2023)[3] | 17,043 |
| • Density | 1,334.74/sq mi (515.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 43512 |
| Area code | 419 |
| FIPS code | 39-21308[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394492[2] |
| Website | City 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.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Defiance, Ohio
- ^ "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.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.