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Lansing Background:
Lansing is the capital of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2010 Census placed 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. It was named the new state capital of Michigan in 1847, ten years after its admittance as a state.
Lansing History:
The first recorded person of European descent to spot the area that is now Lansing was explorer Hugh Heward in 1790 while canoeing the Grand River. The land that was to become Lansing was surveyed as “Township 4 North Range 2 West” in February 1827 in what was then dense forest. It was the last of the county’s townships to be surveyed, and the land was not offered for sale until October 1830. There would be no roads to this area for decades to come.
Lansing Geography:
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.68 square miles, of which 36.05 square miles is land and 0.63 square miles is water. This figure includes two 425 Agreements with Alaiedon Township and Meridian Township, and the four 425 Agreements with Delta Township since 2000. Since the 2010 Census, the city has entered into two additional 425 Agreements. The first agreement consisted of the temporary transfer of 1,888.2 acres of Lansing Capital Region International Airport to the city from DeWitt Township in 2011. The second agreement consisted of the temporary transfer of 41 acres in Alaiedon Township for the expansion of the headquarters of Jackson National Life Insurance Company in 2013 bringing the area either fully or conditionally under control of the city to 39.69 square miles.
Lansing Trivia:
- The film Tape is set in a hotel room in Lansing.
- The film Tooth Fairy’s main character, Derek Thompson (Dwayne Johnson), is a minor-league hockey player for the fictitious Lansing Ice Wolves.
- In the current continuity of DC Comics, Lansing is the hometown of Jay Garrick, the Earth-Two Flash.
Official City Website:
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