Lansing Michigan : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

City of Lansing

Official name

City of Lansing

Settlement type

City

Country

United States

State

Michigan

Counties

Ingham, Eaton

Settled

1835

Incorporation

1859

Government

Type

Strong Mayor-Council

Mayor

Virg Bernero (D)

Geography

Total Area

36.6 sq mi (94.8 km2)

Land Area

36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)

Water Area

0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)

Urban Area

136.8 sq mi (354.3 km2)

Metro Area

1714.6 sq mi (4440.8 km2)

Elevation

860 ft (262.1 m)

Demography

Total Population

114297 (2010)

Density (pop.)

1225.5/km² (3174.9/sq mi)

Urban (pop.)

300032

Metro (pop.)

464036

CSA

534684

Demonym

Lansingite

Other information

Time zone

EST (UTC-5)

- Summer (DST)

EDT (UTC-4)

ZIP code

48901-48980

Area code

517

FIPS code

26-46000

GNIS feature ID

1625035

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Lansing (c-eniconˈlænsɪŋ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan. The population of its Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was 464,036, while the even larger Combined Statistical Area (CSA) population, which includes Shiawassee County, was 534,684.

The Lansing Metropolitan Area, colloquially referred to as "Mid-Michigan", is an important center for educational, cultural, governmental, business, and high-tech manufacturing, including two medical schools, one veterinary school, two nursing schools, two law schools, including the nation's largest law school (Thomas M. Cooley Law School), a Big Ten Conference university (Michigan State), the state capital, the state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, a federal court, the Library of Michigan and Historical Center, and headquarters of four national insurance companies.

Lansing is the only U.S. state capital (among the 44 located in counties) that is not also a county seat. The county seat of Ingham County is Mason, but the county maintains some offices in Lansing.

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