Defiance County, Ohio
500 Court St Suite A
Defiance, OH 43512
Phone: (419) 782-4761
Fax: (419) 782-8449
www.defiance-county.com/
On the northwestern border of OH; organized Apr 7, 1845 from Williams, Henry, and Paulding counties. Name Origin: For Fort Defiance, built here 1794 by Gen. "Mad Anthony" Wayne (1745-96), and which he described as being so strong that he "defied hell and all her emissaries..." to take it.
Area (sq mi): 414.19 (land 411.16; water 3.03). Pop per sq mi: 95.10.
Pop 2005: 39,112. State rank: 65. Pop change: 2000-20005 -1.00%; 1990-2000 0.40%. Pop 2000: 39,500 (White 89.80%; Black or African American 1.80%; Hispanic or Latino 7.20%; Asian 0.40%; Other 5.30%). Foreign born: 1.50%. Median age: 36.50.
Income 2000: per capita $19,667; median household $44,938; Pop below poverty level: 5.60%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $25,996-$27,599.
Unemployment 2004: 6.10%. Change from 2000: 1.00%. Median travel time to work: 19.20 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 33.40%.
Defiance, OH 43512
Phone: (419) 782-4761
Fax: (419) 782-8449
www.defiance-county.com/
On the northwestern border of OH; organized Apr 7, 1845 from Williams, Henry, and Paulding counties. Name Origin: For Fort Defiance, built here 1794 by Gen. "Mad Anthony" Wayne (1745-96), and which he described as being so strong that he "defied hell and all her emissaries..." to take it.
Area (sq mi): 414.19 (land 411.16; water 3.03). Pop per sq mi: 95.10.
Pop 2005: 39,112. State rank: 65. Pop change: 2000-20005 -1.00%; 1990-2000 0.40%. Pop 2000: 39,500 (White 89.80%; Black or African American 1.80%; Hispanic or Latino 7.20%; Asian 0.40%; Other 5.30%). Foreign born: 1.50%. Median age: 36.50.
Income 2000: per capita $19,667; median household $44,938; Pop below poverty level: 5.60%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $25,996-$27,599.
Unemployment 2004: 6.10%. Change from 2000: 1.00%. Median travel time to work: 19.20 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 33.40%.
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