Lansing is a village in

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, United States. Lansing is a south suburb of

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. The population was 29,076 at the 2020 census.

History

The first family to settle in Lansing was that of August Hildebrandt in 1843. Henry, George, and John Lansing settled the area in 1846, which was incorporated in 1893. Early settlement in the village was primarily by Dutch and German immigrants. Industrial development of the surrounding Calumet region attracted immigrants from

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and

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to the village in the 20th century. These settlement patterns are reflected in Lansing's current demographics; according to the

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the top five ancestries that were in Lansing in 2000 were German (17%), Polish (13%), Irish (13%), Dutch (11%), and Italian (7%). However, according to City-data.com 2016 estimates, these ancestries began to change in the mid-90s and early 2000s, when most residents were of African American ancestry (8,871), followed by Latinos (4,183), and Asian (Southeast Asian) (255).

Geography

Lansing is south of the Chicago city limits at 138th Street, and from the

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. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lansing has a total area of , of which (or 99.24%) is land and (or 0.76%) is water. Lansing sits on the Calumet Shoreline, an ancient shoreline of Lake Michigan.

Surrounding areas

Lansing is bordered by

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to the northwest, Calumet City to the north, Hammond to the northeast,

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to the east and southeast, Lynwood to the south, Glenwood to the southwest, and Thornton to the west.

: Calumet City :

Hammond : Thornton

: Glenwood

: Lynwood

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 29,076 people, 10,741 households, and 6,818 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 12,053 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 46.62%

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, 32.17%

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, 0.72% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 0.02%

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, 10.67% from other races, and 8.88% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 20.61% of the population. There were 10,741 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.18% were married couples living together, 22.04% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.52% were non-families. 31.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.87% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 2.56. The village's age distribution consisted of 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $57,659, and the median income for a family was $70,775. Males had a median income of $47,236 versus $31,684 for females. The

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for the village was $28,708. About 12.4% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the

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, including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The current mayor of Lansing is Brian Hardy, while the board of trustees is composed of Saad Abbasy, Ernst Lamothe Jr., Amy Nommensen, Micaela Smith, and Jerry Zeldenrust. Maureen Grady-Perovich is the Village Clerk. Lansing is represented in the

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by Representative Robin Kelly, of

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, as well as Senators

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and

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in the

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Education

* College ** Visible Music College Chicago Branch * Public high schools ** Thornton Fractional South * Private high schools ** American School of Correspondence * Public primary and middle schools ** Memorial Junior High School ** Nathan Hale Elementary School ** Heritage Middle School ** Oak Glen Elementary School ** Reavis Elementary School ** Coolidge Elementary School * Private primary and middle schools **Saint Ann Elementary School (Now defunct) **Lansing Christian School ** Saint John Lutheran School (Now defunct) **Eagle Academy

Infrastructure

Transportation

Pace provides bus service connecting Lansing to destinations across the Southland. Lansing is also served by the Grand Trunk Western Main Line between Chicago and Port Huron.

Notable people

* Bill W. Balthis (1936–2016), Illinois state representative, mayor of Lansing, and businessman *

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, pitcher for the

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, spent part of his childhood in Lansing * Curtis Granderson, outfielder for the

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, graduated from Thornton Fractional South High School * Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, Musician * Harry Smith, former co-anchor for CBS' ''

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'' and the host of A&E's ''

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'' series * Pierre Thomas, running back for the

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, graduated from Thornton Fractional South High School * Jack E. Walker, Illinois politician, practiced law in Lansing.'Illinois Blue Book 1973-1974, Biographical Sketch of Jack E. Walker, pg. 74

References

External links

Village of Lansing official website
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