Defiance County is located in northwestern Ohio. The County Seat is Defiance and the largest city is Defiance. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.defiance-county.com/. The 2014 population estimate is 38,510 and the 2010 census population was 39,035. The land area is 411.46 square miles and there are 94.9 persons per square mile.
95.6% of the population is White, 2.1% is Black or African American, 9.6% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% is Asian, 0.4% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.4% is two or more races. 88.4% have a high school degree or higher, and 16.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $106,100, there are 15,203 households, an average of 2.51 persons per household. The per capita income is $22,739, the median household income is $47,593, and 13.9% of the persons in Defiance County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 3,085. Retail sales (in $1000) were $559,458, and sales per capita were $14,543. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 28%.
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| Defiance County Home Page Use this official home page for Defiance County to find government departments, programs, contacts, business resources, permits, public news, notices, and more. |
| Court Records | Common Pleas Defiance County Ohio Common Pleas Court records, including civil filings over $15,000, criminal, appeals, divorce, dissolution, legal separation, and visitation records, as well as tax liens and certificates of judgment. |
| Court Records | Municipal Information City of Defiance Municipal Court serving Defiance County. Online searches are not available, but public access terminals are available at the court at 665 Perry Street, Defiance, Ohio 43512. Traffic & Criminal Division: (419) 782-5756. Civil & Small Claims: (419) 782-4092. Fax: 419) 782-2018. |
| Court Records | Probate Information Information from the Defiance County Probate & Juvenile Court on how to obtain records and what records are available. Contact: Defiance County Court House, 221 Clinton St., 3rd Floor, Defiance, Ohio 43512. Phone: (419) 782-4181 Fax: (419) 783-4811 Email: probatecourt@defiance-county.com Hours: 8:30-4:30 M-F. |
| Inmates Browse this Adobe Acrobat PDF list of currently housed inmates of the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio including Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Lucas and Williams Counties and the City of Toledo. Use non Internet Explorer browsers only. |
| Obituaries Search the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library database for Northwest Ohio obituaries from the 1830's to the present, including Defiance County, Ohio. |
| Property Search for property information in Defiance County by parcel number, owner name, or address. |
| Recorded Documents Land records database from the Defiance County Recorder, including Power of Attorney filings, partnerships, deeds, mortgages, liens, releases, plat records, financing statements, and more. |
| Registered Offenders Defiance County Sheriff's Office offender registry. |
| Sheriff Sales Browse this list of upcoming Sheriff Sales in Defiance County, Ohio. |
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