Lansing is a unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 132 as of the 2020 census.[1]
Lansing, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
  Lansing  Lansing | |
| Coordinates: 43°44′53″N 92°57′57″W / 43.74806°N 92.96583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Mower |
| Township | Lansing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.79 sq mi (2.03 km2) |
| • Land | 0.79 sq mi (2.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,227 ft (374 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 132 |
| • Density | 168.15/sq mi (64.91/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 55950 |
| Area code | 507 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628683[2] |
| FIPS code | 27-35558 |
History edit
Lansing was platted in 1858, and named after Lansing, Michigan.[4] A post office has been in operation at Lansing since 1857.[5]
Geography edit
Lansing is in northwestern Mower County, in the northeast part of Lansing Township. It is bordered to the east by the Cedar River, a south-flowing tributary of the Iowa River. The community is 6 miles (10 km) north of Austin, the Mower county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lansing CDP has an area of 0.79 square miles (2.05 km2), all land.[1]
Population edit
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 144 | — | |
| 2010 | 181 | — | |
| 2020 | 132 | −27.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
References edit
- ^ a b c "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lansing, Minnesota
- ^ "P1. Race – Lansing CDP, Minnesota: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 360.
- ^ "Mower County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved December 7, 2017.