Defiance, Pennsylvania
Defiance, Pennsylvania | |
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 Post office | |
  Defiance Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°09′36″N 78°13′54″W / 40.16000°N 78.23167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bedford |
| Township | Broad Top |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Amanda Rosewater[citation needed] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2) |
| • Land | 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,063 ft (324 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 196 |
| • Density | 1,159.76/sq mi (447.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-18608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2630005[2] |
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
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 196 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8][3] | |||
Education
[edit]Public education in Defiance is administered by the Tussey Mountain School District, which operates Defiance Elementary School within the community. Defiance Elementary no longer exists due to consolidation by Tussey Mountain School District. Students are transported to Saxton for curriculum.
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Defiance, Pennsylvania
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
- ^ "2010 U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ https://data.census.gov/table?q=Defiance+CDP,+Pennsylvania [bare URL]
- ^ "Defiance CDP, Pennsylvania". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |