Lansing, Michigan

**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.

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. 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.

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.

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

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Lansing, Michigan
- **settlement type**: List of capitals in the United States, State capital city
- **image blank emblem**: Logo of Lansing, Michigan.svg
- **blank emblem type**: Logo
- **nickname**: Capital City, L-Town, _"The Heart of Michigan"_
- **named for**: Lansing, New York
- **image map**: Lansing (Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham), MI location.png
- **mapsize**: 250
- **map caption**: Location within Clinton County, Michigan, Clinton County (top), Eaton County, Michigan, Eaton County (left), and Ingham County, Michigan, Ingham County (right)
- **pushpin map**: Michigan#USA
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
- **pushpin label**: Lansing
- **pushpin relief**: yes
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Michigan
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Michigan, Counties
- **subdivision name2**: Clinton County, Michigan, Clinton, Eaton County, Michigan, Eaton, and Ingham County, Michigan, Ingham
- **established title**: Settled
- **established date**: 1835
- **established title2**: Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1859
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Strong mayor–council
- **leader title**: List of mayors of Lansing, Michigan, Mayor
- **leader title1**: Municipal clerk, Clerk
- **leader title2**: City council
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **total type**: City
- **area total km2**: 103.03
- **area total sq mi**: 39.78
- **area land km2**: 101.38
- **area land sq mi**: 39.14
- **area water km2**: 1.65
- **area water sq mi**: 0.64
- **area urban km2**: 354.4
- **area urban sq mi**: 155.8
- **area metro km2**: 4440.8
- **area metro sq mi**: 1714.6
- **elevation ft**: 853
- **population total**: 112644
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population density km2**: 1111.09
- **population density sq mi**: 2877.68
- **population urban**: 318,300 (List of United States urban areas, US: 128th)
- **population density urban km2**: 788.7
- **population density urban sq mi**: 2,042.6
- **population metro**: 541297 (Metropolitan statistical area, US: 106th)
- **population demonym**: Lansingite, Lanstronaut (informal)
- **timezone**: Eastern Time Zone, EST
- **utc offset**: −5
- **timezone dst**: Eastern Daylight Time, EDT
- **utc offset dst**: −4
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **postal code**: 48901, 48906, 48908–48913, 48915–48919, 48921, 48922, 48924, 48929, 48930, 48933, 48937, 48950, 48951, 48956
- **area code**: Area code 517, 517
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 26-46000
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 1625035
- **elevation m**: 260