Vandercook Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Vandercook Lake had a population of 4,579. It is located within Summit Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (5.38%) is water.
The community is in central Jackson County, in the eastern part of Summit Township. It sits on the eastern side of Vandercook Lake, a water body on the Grand River. Part of the community is bordered to the north by the city of Jackson, the county seat. U.S. Route 127 forms the eastern edge of the CDP; the highway leads north to Interstate 94 northeast of Jackson and south to Hudson.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Vandercook Lake had a population of 4,579. The median age was 42.9 years. 20.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.3 males age 18 and over.
95.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 4.6% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,835 households in Vandercook Lake, of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.6% were married-couple households, 18.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. which includes:
- Vandercook Lake High/Middle School
- Townsend Elementary School - Now used for child care, preschool and grades K-5.
- McDevitt School - No longer in use and is now a vacant building.
The high school mascot is the Jayhawk. The district's sports teams also use the nickname "Vandy" on uniforms and in cheers.
Small parts of the CDP are in the Jackson Public Schools<!--UNI 19620--> school district.