Lansing, Minnesota Explained

Lansing, Minnesota
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Minnesota#USA
Pushpin Label:Lansing
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Minnesota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mower
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Lansing
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.03
Area Land Km2:2.03
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.79
Area Land Sq Mi:0.79
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:132
Population Density Km2:64.91
Population Density Sq Mi:168.15
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1227
Coordinates:43.7481°N -92.9658°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:55950
Area Code:507
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2628683
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:27-35558

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]

History

Lansing was platted in 1858, and named after Lansing, Michigan.[3] A post office has been in operation at Lansing since 1857.[4]

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 6miles north of Austin, the Mower county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lansing CDP has an area of 0.79sqmi, all land.[1]

Population

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Minnesota . United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2024.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Lansing CDP, Minnesota: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. February 12, 2024.
  3. Book: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 360.
  4. Web site: Mower County . Jim Forte Postal History . 22 July 2015.