Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Illinois Village of Lansing, Illinois Location in Cook County and the state of Illinois.
Location in Cook County and the state of Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States Location of Illinois in the United States Lansing is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
Lansing is a southern suburb of Chicago.
Lansing is positioned at 41 33 57 N 87 32 45 W (41.565785, -87.545791). It is 6.9 miles (11.1 km) south of the Chicago town/city limits at 138th Street, and 25.6 miles (41.2 km) from the Chicago Loop.
Lansing is bordered by Glenwood and Thornton to the west, Calumet City and South Holland to the north, Lynwood to the south, and by Munster and Hammond in Indiana to the east.
According to the 2010 census, Lansing has a total region of 6.848 square miles (17.74 km2), of which 6.79 square miles (17.59 km2) (or 99.15%) is territory and 0.058 square miles (0.15 km2) (or 0.85%) is water. Lansing sits on the Calumet Shoreline, an ancient shoreline of Lake Michigan.
Lansing is in Illinois' 2nd congressional district.
The first family to settle in Lansing was that of August Hildebrandt in 1843.
Henry, George, and John Lansing settled the region in 1846, which was incorporated in 1893.
These settlement patterns are reflected in Lansing's current demographics; as stated to the census of 2000, the top five non black ancestries in Lansing were German (17%), Polish (13%), Irish (13%), Dutch (11%), and Italian (7%).
The ethnic makeup of the village was 58.93% White, 31.59% African American, 0.02% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 6.11% from other competitions, and 2.18% from two or more competitions.
There were 11,416 homeholds out of which 30.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families.
In the village, the populace was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the village was $47,554, and the median income for a family was $56,901.
Illiana Christian High School is an accredited high school affiliated with Christian Schools International.
American School of Correspondence Regionally Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Lansing Christian School Curtis Granderson, outfielder for the New York Mets, graduated from Thornton Fractional South High School Tony Lema, one of experienced golf's most prominent players and personalities, was killed in a 1966 plane crash in Lansing Pierre Thomas, running back for the New Orleans Saints, graduated from Thornton Fractional South High School In the history of the Lansing Police Department, one officer has been killed while on duty.
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Lansing village, Illinois".
The Village of Lansing, IL.
Village of Lansing.
Village of Lansing official website Lan-Oak Park District, Lansing's park precinct Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce Thornton Fractional School District 215 Lansing School District 158 Municipalities and communities of Cook County, Illinois, United States
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