Lansing is a

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in Tompkins County, New York, United States, and a suburb of

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. The population was 3,648 at the 2020 census. The Village of Lansing is in the Town of Lansing and is located just north of the City of Ithaca.

History

The Village of Lansing was incorporated in 1974. The area was formerly within the territory of the

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and later became part of the

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Ithaca Tompkins International Airport Ithaca Tompkins International Airport is a county-owned airport located in the Town of Lansing, three miles northeast of Ithaca, the county seat and only city in Tompkins County, New York. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for ...

is located partially in the eastern part of the village.

Geography

The village is located at (42.487688, -76.486075). According to the

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, the village has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12.0 km²), of which, 4.6 square miles (11.9 km²) of it is land and 0.22% is water. The village is at the south end of

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. It borders the Towns of

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and

and also the Village of Cayuga Heights.

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passes across the village, joining

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, which passes down the west side of the village, south of the village line.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,417 people, 1,620 households, and 808 families residing in the village. The

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was 740.7 people per square mile (286.2/km²). There were 1,705 housing units at an average density of 369.6 per square mile (142.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 68.01%

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, 5.12%

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, 0.23% Native American, 22.51%

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, 0.06%

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, 1.40% from

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, and 2.66% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.54% of the population. There were 1,620 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.1% were non-families. 38.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06, and the average family size was 2.82. In the village, the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 41.1% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $38,185, and the median income for a family was $48,167. Males had a median income of $41,650 versus $31,181 for females. The

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for the village was $29,047. About 9.5% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the

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, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Thomas D. O'Rourke, educator, engineer, and professor of civil and environmental engineering at Cornell University * Roy H. Park Jr., philanthropist who serves as chairman and president at the

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; son of Roy H. Park

References

External links

* {{authority control 1974 establishments in New York (state) Populated places established in 1974 Villages in Tompkins County, New York Villages in New York (state)