Lansing, Minnesota

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Lansing, Minnesota
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 43°44′53″N92°57′57″W / 43.74806°N 92.96583°W / 43.74806; -92.96583
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Mower
Township Lansing
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.79 sq mi (2.03 km2)
 • Land0.79 sq mi (2.03 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,227 ft (374 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
132
 • Density168.15/sq mi (64.91/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
55950
Area code 507
GNIS feature ID2628683 [2]
FIPS code 27-35558

Lansing is an 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]

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History

Lansing was platted in 1858, and named after Lansing, Michigan. [4] A post office has been in operation at Lansing since 1857. [5]

Geography

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 144—
2010 181—
2020 132−27.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lansing, Minnesota
  3. ↑ "P1. Race – Lansing CDP, Minnesota: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  360.
  5. ↑ "Mower County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing" . Retrieved December 7, 2017.


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