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Defiance is a city located in northwestern Ohio, in Defiance County, about 55 miles southwest of Toledo. The population was 16,465 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Defiance CountyGR6. The city was the location of Fort Defiance, built by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne in August 1794 at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee rivers. Today a lone pair of cannons outside the city library overlooks the confluence and marks the site of the original Fort Defiance.

Defiance is located at 411655N, 842146W (41.281891, -84.362856)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.6 km (11.0 mi). 27.3 km (10.5 mi) of it is land and 1.3 km (0.5 mi) of it (4.44%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 16,465 people, 6,572 households, and 4,422 families residing in the city. The population density was 603.1/km (1,562.4/mi). There were 7,061 housing units at an average density of 258.7/km (670.0/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 87.15% White, 3.44% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 6.50% from other races, and 2.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.75% of the population.