Lansing, Minnesota
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.
History
Lansing was platted in 1858, and named after Lansing, Michigan. A post office has been in operation at Lansing since 1857.
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 km), all land.
Population
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 144 | — | |
| 2010 | 181 | — | |
| 2020 | 132 | −27.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
References
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ 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.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in adjacent county or counties | |