Defiance, Pennsylvania

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Defiance, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Defiance
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°09′36″N78°13′54″W / 40.16000°N 78.23167°W / 40.16000; -78.23167
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bedford
Township Broad Top
Government
 • MayorAmanda Rosewater[ citation needed ]
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
 • Land0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,063 ft (324 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
196
 • Density1,159.76/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 ID2630005 [2]

Defiance is Village 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).

Contents

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

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 196—
U.S. Decennial Census [8] [3]

Education

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Defiance, Pennsylvania
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2010 U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  5. ↑ https://data.census.gov/table?q=Defiance+CDP,+Pennsylvania [ bare URL ]
  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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