Defiance, Pennsylvania

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).

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
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]

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. "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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