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

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	144		—
2010	181		—
2020	132		−27.1%
U.S. Decennial Census