Defiance is a city in Defiance County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 17,066 at the 2020 census. It is located at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee rivers about 55 miles (89 km) southwest of Toledo and 47 miles (76 km) northeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Ohio's northwestern corner.
Midwest
Defiance
Defiance County, OH
Population
16,852
Walk Score
71 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$809
Median home value
$135,800
Founded
1822
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Defiance Downtown Historic District · listed 2020
- Holgate Avenue Historic District · listed 1990
Notable landmarks
- Brooke Site · listed 1976
- Defiance High School · listed 2019
- Defiance Public Library · listed 1985
- Dey Road Bridge · listed 1999
- East Side Fire Station · listed 1976
- Fort Defiance Park · listed 1980
- Latty, Judge Alexander, House · listed 1991
- Riverside Chapel · listed 1977
- Speaker, Charles, House · listed 1997
- U.S. Post Office - Defiance
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