Lansing, Michigan

Lansing, Michigan
State capital city
Clockwise from top left: Downtown Lansing skyline, Michigan Supreme Court Hall of Justice, Jackson Field, Michigan State Capitol
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Nickname(s):  Capital City, L-Town, "The Heart of Michigan"
Location within Clinton County (top), Eaton County (left), and Ingham County (right)
Lansing Location within the state of Michigan Show map of Michigan Lansing Location within the United States Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 42°42′51″N 84°33′36″W / 42.71417°N 84.56000°W / 42.71417; -84.56000[1]
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Counties	Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham
Settled	1835
Incorporated	1859
Named for	Lansing, New York
Government
• Type	Strong mayor–council
Area [2]
• City	39.78 sq mi (103.03 km2)
• Land	39.14 sq mi (101.38 km2)
• Water	0.64 sq mi (1.65 km2)
• Urban	155.8 sq mi (354.4 km2)
• Metro	1,714.6 sq mi (4,440.8 km2)
Elevation [3]	853 ft (260 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• City	112,644
• Density	2,877.68/sq mi (1,111.09/km2)
• Urban	318,300 (US: 128th)[4]
• Urban density	2,042.6/sq mi (788.7/km2)
• Metro	541,297 (US: 106th)
Demonym(s)	Lansingite, Lanstronaut (informal)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	48901, 48906, 48908–48913, 48915–48919, 48921, 48922, 48924, 48929, 48930, 48933, 48937, 48950, 48951, 48956
Area code	517
FIPS code	26-46000[6]
GNIS feature ID	1625035[1]
Website	Official website

Lansing is the capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is about 1 to 2 hours west of Detroit. It is in the center of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.

The landscape is flat. There is a lot of agriculture.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lansing, Michigan
2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
3. ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
4. ↑ United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
5. ↑ "QuickFacts: Lansing city, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
6. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.