Lansing, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, US

Census-designated place in Minnesota, United States

43°44′53″N 92°57′57″W / 43.74806°N 92.96583°W / 43.74806; -92.96583CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyMowerTownship LansingArea

^[1]

• Total0.79 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]

• Total132 • Density168.15/sq mi (64.91/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP Code

55950

Area code507GNIS feature ID2628683^[2]FIPS code27-35558

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.^[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
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	144	—
2010	181	—
2020	132	−27.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

References

^ ^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.