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Lansing, Michigan

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The 2000 Census showed that Lansing had a population of 119,128 people ^<1>. This represents 1.2% of the total population of Michigan, making it the state's 6th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	113,968	-4.33%	-0.54% since 2007
2007	114,590	-3.81%	-0.56% since 2006
2006	115,234	-3.27%	-0.84% since 2005
2005	116,208	-2.45%	-1.06% since 2004
2004	117,453	-1.41%	-0.36% since 2003
2003	117,881	-1.05%	-0.69% since 2002
2002	118,705	-0.36%	-0.29% since 2001
2001	119,050
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2000	119,128	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
3	Warren	E	78 mi [125.5 km]	133,939	3.12% decrease
4	Flint	NE	48 mi [77.2 km]	112,900	9.64% decrease
5	Sterling Heights	E	77 mi [123.9 km]	127,160	2.16% increase
-6-	Lansing			113,968	4.33% decrease
7	Ann Arbor	SE	51 mi [82.1 km]	114,386	0.32% increase
8	Livonia	E	63 mi [101.4 km]	91,220	9.27% decrease
9	Dearborn	E	73 mi [117.5 km]	86,477	11.56% decrease

Lansing had 53,159 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Lansing has an area ^<4> of 35.05 square miles [90.8 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Lansing had a 2000 population density of 3,399 people per square mile [1,312 people/km²], making it the state's 55th most densely populated area.

Ingham County

The city of Lansing is primarily located in Ingham County. A portion of Lansing extends into Eaton County.

The county had a population of 279,618 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 119,128 people, Lansing contained 42.6% of the Ingham County total.

In addition, where the community of Lansing has a population density of 3,399 people per square mile [1,312 people/km²], Ingham County averages 500 people per square mile [193.1 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Ingham County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Lansing and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Lansing. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	2	159,825	3.52% decrease
10 mi [16 km]	6	181,340	2.62% decrease
15 mi [24 km]	10	192,618	2.37% decrease
20 mi [32 km]	21	222,266	1.88% decrease
25 mi [40 km]	28	230,390	1.88% decrease
30 mi [48 km]	43	262,117	2.07% decrease

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Lansing. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Lansing, it also contains a comparison between Lansing and the state of Michigan.

Click here for the Lansing QuickFact (QF-2646000).

A Census Quickfact is available for Ingham County (QF-26065).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Ingham County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Clinton	QF-26037	N	69,726	7.37% increase
Eaton	QF-26045	W	106,781	2.74% increase
Jackson	QF-26075	S	160,180	0.91% increase
Livingston	QF-26093	E	182,575	15.24% increase
Shiawassee	QF-26155	NE	70,880	1.15% decrease
Washtenaw	QF-26161	SE	347,376	7.05% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Lansing:

	State Code:	26 (Michigan)
	County Code:	065 (Ingham County)
	Place Code:	46000 (Lansing)

	State & County Code:	26065 (Michigan/Ingham County)

	State & Place Code:	2646000 (Michigan/Lansing)

Lansing is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Lansing.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Michigan ^<6>

Search for Local Businesses

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Lansing? Please visit the Map Page for Lansing.

Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Lansing and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Lansing. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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