| Defiance, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania |
| Pushpin Label: | Defiance |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bedford |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Broad Top |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Amanda Rosewater |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.44 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.44 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 196 |
| Population Density Km2: | 447.78 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1159.76 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1063 |
| Coordinates: | 40.16°N -78.2317°W |
| Postal Code: | 16633 |
| Area Code: | 814 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-18608 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2630005 |
Defiance is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[2] in Broad Top Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The village was home to 196 residents, as of the 2020 census.[3] [4] It is located along Six Mile Run Road (State Route 1036).
The community most likely was named in pioneer days after Fort Defiance.[5]
Public education in Defiance is administered by the Tussey Mountain School District, which operates Defiance Elementary School within the community. Defiance Elementary no longer exists due to consolidation by Tussey Mountain School District. Students are transported to Saxton for curriculum.