File:Defiance_County_Courthouse_2021.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Defiance County
Sign in to saveAlso known as Defiance County, Ohio, Defiance County, OH
county in Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- Founded
- April 7, 1845
- Named after
- Fort Defiance
- Seat
- Defiance
- Largest city
- Defiance
- Total
- 414 sq mi (1,070 km )
- Land
- 411 sq mi (1,060 km )
- Water
- 2.7 sq mi (7.0 km ) 0.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 38,292
- Density
- 92/sq mi (36/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 9th
- Website
- www .defiance-county .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Defiance County, Ohio | Defiance County, Ohio
defiance-county.com →Link to the official site · 1,075 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Ohio
- Contains
- Defiance
- Capital
- Defiance
- Population
- 38286
- Area
- 1073
- Shares border with
- Allen County
- Official website
- www.defiance-county.com
- Image
- Defiance County Courthouse, southern side and front.jpg
- Households
- 15385
- Licence plate code
- 20
Show 8 more facts
- Commons category
- Defiance County, Ohio
- topic's main category
- Category:Defiance County, Ohio
- inception
- 1845-04-07
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Defiance County, Ohio
- water as percent of area
- 0.7
- native label
- Defiance County
- topic has template
- Template:Defiance County, Ohio
- per capita income
- 31051
Sources (13)
via Wikidata · CC0
~7 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Defiance County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,286. Its county seat and largest city is Defiance. The county was named after an early Army fortification, Fort Defiance, which was so named by Mad Anthony Wayne to signify the settlers' "defiance" of the Indians. The Defiance, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Defiance County.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Defiance County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.