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.[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%±
1880144—
2010181—
2020132−27.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  2. ^ a b 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.