Defiance, Pennsylvania
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).
Defiance, Pennsylvania | |
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  Defiance Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°9′40″N 78°13′47″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bedford |
| Township | Broad Top |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,020 ft (310 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 239 |
| • Density | 1,414/sq mi (546.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1173111[1] |
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
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Defiance, Pennsylvania
- "2010 U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- "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.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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