Lansing, Michigan

city in Ingham County, Eaton County and Clinton County, Michigan, USA and Michigan federated state capital city From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Lansing is the capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is about 1 to 2 hours west of Detroit. It is in the center of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.

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Most of the city is in Ingham County, but parts are in Eaton and Clinton counties. As of the 2020 census, 112,644 people lived in Lansing.[7] This makes it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The metropolitan area has 541,297 people, the third largest in Michigan after Detroit and Grand Rapids.

Lansing became Michigan's capital in 1847, ten years after Michigan became a state. It is an important center for education, government, business, and culture. The city is home to the Michigan State Capitol, the Michigan Supreme Court, and other major state offices. Neighboring East Lansing has Michigan State University, one of the largest universities in the U.S., with over 50,000 students.[8]

Lansing is the only U.S. state capital that is not a county seat. The county seat of Ingham County is Mason, but some county offices are in Lansing.[9][10]

The landscape is flat. There is a lot of agriculture.

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