Lansing, Minnesota

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Lansing, Minnesota
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Lansing
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.