Lake Darby, Ohio  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". As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 4,592, up from 3,727 at the 2000 census. Lake Darby is located in western Franklin County at (39.961630, -83.233059). 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 to downtown Columbus and west to Springfield, Ohio. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Lake Darby CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.15%, is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,727 people, 1,198 households, and 1,041 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,094.4 people per square mile (422.0/km²). There were 1,238 housing units at an average density of 363.5/sq mi (140.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.18% White, 1.91% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.86% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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.