Lansing, Minnesota

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Lansing, Minnesota
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyMower
Area
 • Total0.785 sq mi (2.03 km2)
 • Land0.785 sq mi (2.03 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,230 ft (370 m)
Population
 • Total181
 • Density230/sq mi (89/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code507
GNIS feature ID646489[3]

Lansing is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 181 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Lansing was platted in 1858, and named after Lansing, Michigan.[4] A post office has been in operation at Lansing since 1857.[5]

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ^ "Lansing". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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 22 July 2015.