Defiance, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Post office
Post office
Defiance is located in Pennsylvania
Defiance
Defiance
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°9′40″N 78°13′47″W / 40.16111°N 78.22972°W / 40.16111; -78.22972
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBedford
TownshipBroad Top
Government
Area
[1]
 • Total0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
 • Land0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,020 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total196
 • Density1,159.76/sq mi (447.78/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code814
FIPS code42-18608
GNIS feature ID1173111[3]

Defiance is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[4] in Broad Top Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The village was home to 196 residents, as of the 2020 census.[5][6] It is located along Six Mile Run Road (State Route 1036).

The community most likely was named in pioneer days after Fort Defiance.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020196—
U.S. Decennial Census[8][2]

Education

Public education in Defiance is administered by the Tussey Mountain School District, which operates Defiance Elementary School within the community.

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Defiance, Pennsylvania
  4. ↑ "2010 U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  5. ↑ https://data.census.gov/table?q=Defiance+CDP,+Pennsylvania
  6. ↑ "Defiance CDP, Pennsylvania". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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