Defiance County, Ohio
Founding: 1845 Parent counties: Henry, Paulding, and Williams Namesake: The city of Defiance Seat: Defiance (1845–) Land area: 411 square miles Population (2020): 38,286 Population (historic): 6,966 (1850); 15,719 (1870); 25,769 (1890); 24,498 (1910); 22,714 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1850–1900; 1910s; 1930–1980; 1990s Subdivisions: One city; three villages; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,829 (28.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 60.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,527 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,738 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,522 Average farm Size (1920): 77.6 acres Sources of settlement: Germany, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and New York ______...