Defiance, Missouri

Last updated

Defiance
Unincorporated community and census-designated place
Standard Oil Station, Defiance, MO.jpg
Standard Oil station in Defiance, Missouri
USA Missouri location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Defiance
Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 38°37′56″N90°46′42″W / 38.63222°N 90.77833°W / 38.63222; -90.77833
Country United States
State Missouri
County Saint Charles
Area
 • Total56.120 sq mi (145.350 km2)
 • Land54.760 sq mi (141.828 km2)
 • Water1.360 sq mi (3.522 km2)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total159
 • Density2.8/sq mi (1.1/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
63341
FIPS code 29-18910

Defiance is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Saint Charles County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 159. [2]

Contents

History

Defiance was struck hard in the Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021, by a tornado rated EF3. One person was killed. [3]

Situation

The Katy Trail State Park runs through Defiance near the Missouri River. This was the final home of frontiersman Daniel Boone, who settled in the Femme Osage Valley in 1799 after receiving a Spanish land grant. The hamlet was not named during Boone's life.

The Daniel Boone Home, Daniel Boone Hays House, and Isaac McCormick House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Wolf-Ruebeling House is formerly listed. [4]

Etymology

The community was named in the late 1800s when the Katy Railroad arrived. Initially, the town was to be called Parsons, after the landowner. Because there was already a Parsons, Kansas on the Katy line, settlers considered other names, including Missouriton and Bluff City, before deciding on Defiance because of the hamlet's defiance of rival Matson to get a station on the line. [5]

Characteristics

From here west to Marthasville are numerous wineries; SH 94 is sometimes called the "Missouri Weinstrasse". The area is part of the Missouri Rhineland, where vineyards are cultivated on both sides of the Missouri River.

Defiance was used as the name for the new settlement on top of the ruins of St. Louis, Missouri, in the television series of the same name. The series was produced by Universal Cable Productions, in transmedia collaboration with Trion Worlds who have released an MMORPG video game of the same name that is tied into the series world and mythology (but did not take place in the titular city). [6]

Education

Defiance is covered by the Francis Howell School District with a small portion of the CDP attending the School District of Washington. Most students attend Daniel Boone Elementary School in nearby New Melle, Missouri, Francis Howell Middle School in Weldon Spring, Missouri and Francis Howell High School.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Columbia, Missouri</span> City in the United States

Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the three-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth most populous with an estimated 128,555 residents in 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jefferson City, Missouri</span> Capital city of Missouri, United States

Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri. It had a population of 43,228 at the 2020 census, ranking as the 16th most populous city in the state. It is also the county seat of Cole County and the principal city of the Jefferson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, the second-most-populous metropolitan area in Mid-Missouri and the fifth-largest in the state. Most of the city is in Cole County, with a small northern section extending into Callaway County. Jefferson City is named for Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Charles, Missouri</span> City in Missouri, United States

Saint Charles is a city in, and the county seat of, St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 70,493 at the 2020 census, making St. Charles the 9th most populous city in Missouri. Situated on the Missouri River, St. Charles is a northwestern suburb of St. Louis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belvidere, Illinois</span> City in Illinois, United States

Belvidere is a city and the county seat of Boone County, Illinois. It is settled on the Kishwaukee River in far northern Illinois, United States. Known as the 'City of Murals', Belvidere is home to several public art installations throughout the North and South State Street historic districts, which are on the National Register of Historic Places. These historic districts are home to places like the Boone County Museum of History, The Funderburg Museum, several restaurants and bars, antique stores and Boutique stores. Popular festivities like Heritage Days are held yearly. The population was 25,339 as of the 2020 census. Belvidere is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parsons, Kansas</span> City in Labette County, Kansas

Parsons is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 9,600. It is the most populous city of Labette County, and the second-most populous city in the southeastern region of Kansas. It is home to Labette Community College and the Parsons State Hospital & Training Center.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Burlington, Kentucky</span> Census-designated place in Boone County, Kentucky, United States

Burlington is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Boone County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 17,318 at the 2020 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carrollton, Missouri</span> City in Missouri, United States

Carrollton is a city in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. Carrollton won the 2005 All-America City Award, given out annually by the National Civic League. The population was 3,514 at the 2020 census. Carrollton is the county seat of Carroll County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Boonville, Missouri</span> City in Missouri, United States

Boonville is a city and the county seat of Cooper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,964 at the 2020 census. The city was the site of a skirmish early in the Civil War, on July 17, 1861. Union forces defeated the Missouri State Guard in the first Battle of Boonville. It is part of the Columbia, Missouri metropolitan area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Washington, Missouri</span> City in the United States

Washington is a city on the south banks of the Missouri River, 50 miles west of St. Louis, Missouri. With an estimated population of 15,075, it is the largest city in Franklin County, Missouri. It is notable for being the "corncob pipe capital of the world," with Missouri Meerschaum located on the city's riverfront.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ash Grove, Missouri</span> City in Missouri, United States

Ash Grove is a city in Greene County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,512 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clinton, Missouri</span> City in Missouri, United States

Clinton is a city in Henry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 9,174 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Henry County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Plains, Missouri</span> City in Missouri, United States

West Plains is a city in and the county seat of Howell County, Missouri, United States. The population was 12,184 at the 2020 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caruthersville, Missouri</span> City in Missouri, United States

Caruthersville is a city in and the county seat of Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States, located along the Mississippi River in the Bootheel region of the state's far southeast. The population was 5,562, according to the 2020 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Melle, Missouri</span> City in Missouri, United States

New Melle is a small city in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately 38 miles west of St. Louis. The population was 475 at the 2010 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poplar Bluff, Missouri</span> City in Missouri, United States

Poplar Bluff is a city in Butler County in southeastern Missouri, United States. It is the county seat of Butler County and is known as "The Gateway to the Ozarks" among other names. The population was 16,225 at the 2020 census. The Poplar Bluff Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of all of Butler County. The city is at the crossroads of U.S. Route 60 and U.S. Route 67.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marthasville, Missouri</span> City in Missouri, United States

Marthasville is a city in Warren County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,136 at the 2010 census. The Katy Trail, a 240-mile long bike path, passes through Marthasville.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ticonderoga, New York</span> Town in New York, United States

Ticonderoga is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 5,042 at the 2010 census. The name comes from the Mohawk tekontaró:ken, meaning "it is at the junction of two waterways".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Charles County, Missouri</span> County in Missouri, United States

St. Charles County is a county in the central eastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 405,262, making it Missouri's third-most populous county. Its county seat is St. Charles. The county was organized October 1, 1812, and named for Saint Charles Borromeo, an Italian cardinal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Boonslick</span> Cultural region in the US state of Missouri

The Boonslick, or Boone's Lick Country, is a cultural region of Missouri along the Missouri River that played an important role in the westward expansion of the United States and the development of Missouri's statehood in the early 19th century. The Boone's Lick Road, a route paralleling the north bank of the river between St. Charles and Franklin, Missouri, was the primary thoroughfare for settlers moving westward from St. Louis in the early 19th century. Its terminus in Franklin marked the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail, which eventually became a major conduit for Spanish trade in the Southwestern United States. Later it connected to the large emigrant trails, including the Oregon and California Trails, used by pioneers, gold-seekers and other early settlers of the West. The region takes its name from a salt spring or "lick" in western Howard County, used by Nathan and Daniel Morgan Boone, sons of famed frontiersman Daniel Boone.

Daniel Boone Hays House, also known as Hays Farm, is a historic home near Defiance, St. Charles County, Missouri. It was built between about 1826 and 1836, and is a two-story, "L"-plan, stone dwelling. The house measures approximately 42 feet wide and 52 feet deep. It was built by Daniel Boone Hays (1789-1866), an early settler and grandson of the famous pioneer Daniel Boone.

References

  1. ↑ "Explore Census Data".
  2. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Severe weather impacts 5 states in South, Midwest: Here is what we know". WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta. December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ↑ "The History of How Defiance Missouri Got Its Name", St. Charles Banner News, May 10, 1971 Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Munn, Patrick (February 21, 2012). "Exclusive: Details On Syfy's New Series Defiance". TVWise. Retrieved February 22, 2012.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.