Defiance, Pennsylvania

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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; -78.22972Coordinates: 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
 • Total0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
 • Land0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,020 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total239
 • Density1,414/sq mi (546.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)814
GNIS feature ID1173111[1]

Defiance is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[2] in Broad Top Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The village was home to 239 residents, as of the 2010 census.[3] It is located along Six Mile Run Road (State Route 1036).

The community most likely was named in pioneer days after Fort Defiance.[4]

Education[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Defiance, Pennsylvania
  2. ^ "2010 U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  3. ^ "Defiance CDP, Pennsylvania". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
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