Lake Darby, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°57′55″N 83°14′25″W / 39.96528°N 83.24028°W / 39.96528; -83.24028
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Lake Darby, Ohio
FIPS code
39-41363[3]
GNIS feature ID2393078[2]

Lake Darby is an

unincorporated community and census-designated place in Franklin County, Ohio, United States, located mostly in Prairie Township and partly in 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] As of the 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 line. The village of 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 13 miles (21 km) to downtown Columbus and west 31 miles (50 km) to Springfield, Ohio.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Lake Darby CDP has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), of which 3.5 square miles (9.0 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 1.15%, is water.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20204,731—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the

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 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

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]

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

Education

The southern portion is in the South-Western City School District, and the northern portion is in the Hilliard City School District.[6]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Darby, Ohio
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Lake Darby CDP, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau
    . p. 4 (PDF p. 5/10). Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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