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Lansing, Illinois

Coordinates: 41°33′57″N 87°32′45″W / 41.56583°N 87.54583°W / 41.56583; -87.54583
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Lansing, Illinois
Village
Ridge Road in downtown Lansing
Ridge Road in downtown Lansing
Flag of Lansing, Illinois
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Official seal of Lansing, Illinois
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Motto(s): 
"A community of pride, progress, and possibilities"
Location of Lansing in Cook County, Illinois.
Location of Lansing in Cook County, Illinois.
Lansing is located in Greater Chicago
Lansing
Lansing
Lansing is located in Illinois
Lansing
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Lansing is located in the United States
Lansing
Lansing
Coordinates: 41°33′57″N 87°32′45″W / 41.56583°N 87.54583°W / 41.56583; -87.54583
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
TownshipsThornton, Bloom
Incorporated1893
Government
 • TypeMayor-Trustee
 • BodyBoard of Trustees
 • MayorBrian Hardy
 • TrusteesSaad Abbasy, Ernst Lamothe Jr., Amy Nommensen, Lionel Valencia, Micaela Smith, and Jerry Zeldenrust
Area
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 • Total
7.52 sq mi (19.48 km2)
 • Land7.46 sq mi (19.33 km2)
 • Water0.058 sq mi (0.15 km2)  0.88%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
29,076
 • Density3,896.4/sq mi (1,504.42/km2)
Standard of living (2009-11)
 • Per capita income$24,329
 • Median home value$148,500
ZIP code(s)
60438
Area code(s)708
Geocode42028
FIPS code17-42028
Websitevillageoflansing.org

Lansing is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Lansing is a south suburb of Chicago. The population was 29,076 at the 2020 census.[2]

History

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The first family to settle in Lansing was that of August Hildebrandt in 1843. Henry, George, and John Lansing settled the area in 1846, which was incorporated in 1893. Early settlement in the village was primarily by Dutch and German immigrants. Industrial development of the surrounding Calumet region attracted immigrants from Ireland and Eastern Europe to the village in the 20th century. These settlement patterns are reflected in Lansing's current demographics; according to the census[3] the top five ancestries that were in Lansing in 2000 were German (17%), Polish (13%), Irish (13%), Dutch (11%), and Italian (7%). However, according to City-data.com 2016 estimates, these ancestries began to change in the mid-90s and early 2000s, when most residents were of African American ancestry (8,871), followed by Latinos (4,183), and Asian (Southeast Asian) (255).[4]

Geography

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Lansing is 6.9 miles (11.1 km) south of the Chicago city limits at 138th Street, and 25.6 miles (41.2 km) from the Chicago Loop.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lansing has a total area of 7.52 square miles (19.48 km2), of which 7.46 square miles (19.32 km2) (or 99.24%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.76%) is water.[5] Lansing sits on the Calumet Shoreline, an ancient shoreline of Lake Michigan.

Surrounding areas

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Lansing is bordered by South Holland to the northwest, Calumet City to the north, Hammond to the northeast, Munster to the east and southeast, Lynwood to the south, Glenwood to the southwest, and Thornton to the west.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900830—
19101,06027.7%
19201,40932.9%
19303,378139.7%
19404,46232.1%
19508,68294.6%
196017,475101.3%
197022,91631.1%
198028,95826.4%
199028,131−2.9%
200028,3320.7%
201028,3310.0%
202029,0762.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2010[7] 2020[8]

Racial and ethnic composition

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Lansing village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[9] Pop 2010[7] Pop 2020[8] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 23,238 14,681 8,462 82.02% 51.82% 29.10%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2,983 8,847 13,421 10.53% 31.23% 46.16%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 22 38 26 0.08% 0.13% 0.09%
Asian alone (NH) 201 255 264 0.71% 0.90% 0.91%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 12 5 3 0.04% 0.02% 0.01%
Other race alone (NH) 21 39 172 0.07% 0.14% 0.59%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 231 363 734 0.82% 1.28% 2.52%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,624 4,103 5,993 5.73% 14.48% 20.61%
Total 28,332 28,331 29,076 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, Lansing had a population of 29,076, and 6,818 families resided in the village. The population density was 3,867.00 inhabitants per square mile (1,493.06/km2). The median age was 40.0 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 87.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 82.7 males age 18 and over.[10][11][12]

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.[13]

There were 11,285 households in Lansing, of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.2% were married-couple households, 18.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[10]

There were 12,053 housing units at an average density of 1,603.01 per square mile (618.93/km2). Of all housing units, 6.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.8%.[10][12]

Demographic estimates

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The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 2.56.[12]

Income and poverty

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The median income for a household in the village was $57,659, and the median income for a family was $70,775. Males had a median income of $47,236 versus $31,684 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,708. About 12.4% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

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The current mayor of Lansing is Brian Hardy, while the board of trustees is composed of Saad Abbasy, Lionel Valencia, Ernst Lamothe Jr., Amy Nommensen, Micaela Smith, and Jerry Zeldenrust. Maureen Grady-Perovich is the Village Clerk.[14]

Lansing is represented in the United States Congress by Representative Robin Kelly, of Illinois's 2nd congressional district, as well as Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth in the United States Senate.

Education

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Infrastructure

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Transportation

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Pace provides bus service connecting Lansing to destinations across the Southland.[17] Lansing is also served by the Grand Trunk Western Main Line between Chicago and Port Huron.

Lansing commuters to Chicago are also served by Munster Ridge station, a South Shore Line rail station in Munster, Indiana, located on the Monon Corridor line.[18] It opened to revenue service on March 31, 2026.[19][20][21][22] There are no published plans for PACE connectivity to the train station at this time.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lansing village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Why Blacks are choosing Lansing". February 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lansing village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lansing village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Lansing village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ a b c "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  11. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  12. ^ a b c "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  13. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  14. ^ "Village of Lansing Elected Officials". The Village of Lansing, IL. Village of Lansing. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  15. ^ "Home". Lansing Christian School. June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  16. ^ "Eagle Academy Christian School – "Where Christian Scholars Take Flight"". Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  17. ^ "RTA System Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  18. ^ "Holcomb announces construction to begin on the West Lake Corridor Project". The Crusader. October 31, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  19. ^ https://mysouthshoreline.com/cmonon-corridor-service-commencement-march-31-2026/
  20. ^ Sapet, Kerry (May 29, 2025). "NICTD updates West Lake timeline". Northwest Indiana Business Magazine. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  21. ^ Gallenberger, Michael (May 29, 2025). "West Lake Corridor opening pushed back until late this year". Lakeshore Public Media. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  22. ^ "Monon Corridor 101". South Shore Line. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  23. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1995-1996,' Biographical Sketch of Biil W. Balthis, pg. 105
  24. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1973-1974, Biographical Sketch of Jack E. Walker, pg. 74
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