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Welcome to Defiance County ...

Time Zone: Defiance County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Defiance is the Seat for Defiance County.

Defiance County was founded April 7, 1845. Defiance was created by taking area from Williams, Henry and Paulding Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Defiance had a population of 38,087 people. This is a decrease of 2.55% since the last Census (which gave a population of 39,082 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Defiance represented 0.34% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Defiance County:

  • Defiance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Defiance is located in Defiance County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <2>
  • Hicksville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ney is located in Defiance County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ney <2>
  • Sherwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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