Lansing, Kansas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Kansas City (MO). It is located about 19 miles [30 km] to the southeast of Lansing and has a population of 441,545 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Overland Park. It is located about 25 miles [40 km] to the southeast of Lansing and has a population of 149,080 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Kansas City	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	142,562	2.93% decrease
	Lawrence	SW	27 mi [43.45 km]	90,520	13.01% increase
	Leavenworth	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	34,729	1.95% decrease
	Leawood	SE	27 mi [43.45 km]	31,342	13.33% increase
	Lenexa	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]	46,822	16.36% increase
	Olathe	S	25 mi [40.23 km]	119,993	29.08% increase
	Shawnee	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	60,954	27% increase
	Topeka	W	45 mi [72.4 km]	123,446	0.87% increase
	Blue Springs (MO)	SE	36 mi [57.9 km]	55,698	15.84% increase
	Gladstone (MO)	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	28,243	7.12% increase
	Independence (MO)	E	30 mi [48.28 km]	110,440	2.51% decrease
	Lee's Summit (MO)	SE	35 mi [56.3 km]	84,208	19.11% increase
	Liberty (MO)	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	30,568	16.53% increase
	Raytown (MO)	SE	28 mi [45.06 km]	28,194	7.22% decrease
	Saint Joseph (MO)	N	35 mi [56.3 km]	76,197	2.98% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bain City	N	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Basehor	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	4,230	89.01% increase
	Bonner Springs	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	7,161	5.81% increase
	Easton	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	344	4.97% decrease
	Edwardsville	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	4,462	7.62% increase
	Highland	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Farley (MO)	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	256	13.27% increase
	Ferrelview (MO)	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	578	2.53% decrease
	Lake Waukomis (MO)	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	899	1.96% decrease
	Parkville (MO)	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	5,279	30.06% increase
	Platte City (MO)	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	4,806	24.31% increase
	Platte Woods (MO)	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	457	3.59% decrease
	Tracy (MO)	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	209	1.88% decrease
	Weatherby Lake (MO)	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,863	0.53% decrease
	Weston (MO)	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,663	1.96% increase

Leavenworth County

Lansing is located in Leavenworth County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Leavenworth: Platte (MO), Wyandotte, Johnson, Douglas, Jefferson and Atchison.

While not sharing a border with Leavenworth, the following counties are close to Lansing: Clay (MO), Buchanan (MO) and Cass (MO).

Below are counties that are near Lansing (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Lansing:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Lansing
	Atchison County	NW	Oak Mills	15 miles [24 km]
	Doniphan County	N	Doniphan	29 miles [46 km]
	Douglas County	SW	Weaver	21 miles [33 km]
	Franklin County	S	Wellsville	38 miles [61 km]
	Jefferson County	W	McLouth	17 miles [27 km]
	Johnson County	S	Chouteau	14 miles [22 km]
	Miami County	S	Antioch	36 miles [57 km]
	Shawnee County	W	Spencer	36 miles [57 km]
	Wyandotte County	S	Wallula	5 miles [8 km]
	Buchanan County (MO)	N	Dearborn (MO)	19 miles [30 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Kansas<3>

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