Editing Lake Darby, Ohio

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'''Lake Darby''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] in [[Franklin County, Ohio|Franklin County]], [[Ohio]], United States, located mostly in [[Prairie Township, Franklin County, Ohio|Prairie Township]] and partly in [[Brown Township, Franklin County, Ohio|Brown Township]]. It is more commonly known among locals as '''Darby Estates''', which is also the name of the older housing development there, with the newer development called "West Point".{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the CDP had a population of 4,731.

==Geography==
Lake Darby is located in western Franklin County. The majority of the community is in Prairie Township, with two portions extending north into Brown Township. [[Big Darby Creek]], a tributary of the [[Scioto River]], forms the western border of the CDP as well as the Franklin County/[[Madison County, Ohio|Madison County]] line. The village of [[West Jefferson, Ohio|West Jefferson]] lies directly across the creek from Lake Darby.

[[U.S. Route 40]] (National Road), a four-lane highway, forms the southern edge of the community, leading east {{convert|13|mi}} to downtown [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]] and west {{convert|31|mi}} to [[Springfield, Ohio]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Lake Darby CDP has a total area of {{convert|9.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|9.0|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 1.15%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3941363| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Lake Darby CDP, Ohio| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=July 5, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213045031/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3941363| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 4731
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,727 people, 1,198 households, and 1,041 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,094.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,238 housing units at an average density of {{convert|363.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.18% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.91% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.56% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.86% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.12% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.56% of the population.

There were 1,198 households, out of which 53.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.1% were non-families. 10.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.31.

The population was spread out, with 33.9% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 40.5% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 2.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,843, and the median income for a family was $61,474. Males had a median income of $36,293 versus $30,385 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $23,079. About 1.1% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==General information==
Lake Darby's water is supplied by Aqua Ohio. The water is extracted from an [[aquifer]] using two wells.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

Lake Darby comprises three subdivisions, Lake Darby Estates, Westpoint, and Westpoint North.

==Education==
The southern portion is in the [[South-Western City School District (Franklin County, Ohio)|South-Western City School District]], and the northern portion is in the [[Hilliard City School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st39_oh/schooldistrict_maps/c39049_franklin/DC20SD_C39049.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Franklin County, OH|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-02-20|page=4 (PDF p. 5/10)}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Franklin County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Franklin County, Ohio]]