Lansing

capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan, located in Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton counties
Organization city_in_the_united_states Q28237
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Lansing is a city in the United States[1]. It was founded in 1835.

Lansing

Summary

Lansing is a city in the United States[1]. Lansing ranks in the top 2% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,598 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lansing is located in Ingham County[3].
  • Lansing is located in Eaton County[4].
  • Lansing is located in Clinton County[5].
  • Lansing is in the country of United States[6].
  • Lansing is on the body of water Grand River[7].
  • Lansing is on the body of water Red Cedar River[8].
  • Lansing is on the body of water Sycamore Creek[9].
  • Lansing's head of government is recorded as Virgil Bernero[10].
  • Lansing's head of government is recorded as Andy Schor[11].
  • Lansing's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[12].
  • Lansing's instance of is recorded as state or insular area capital of the United States[13].
  • Lansing's instance of is recorded as big city[14].
  • Lansing's shares border with is recorded as Portland[15].
  • Lansing is named after Lansing[16].
  • Lansing's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cosenza[17].
  • Lansing's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saltillo[18].
  • Lansing's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guadalajara[19].
  • Lansing's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sakaide[20].
  • Lansing's postal code is recorded as 48901[21].
  • Lansing's postal code is recorded as 48906[22].
  • Lansing's postal code is recorded as 48908[23].
  • Lansing's postal code is recorded as 48909[24].
  • Lansing's postal code is recorded as 48910[25].
  • Lansing's postal code is recorded as 48911[26].
  • Lansing's postal code is recorded as 48912[27].

Body

Founding

1835 marks the founding of Lansing[28].

Why It Matters

Lansing ranks in the top 2% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,598 views/month).[2] Lansing has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Lansing is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . lansingmi.gov. Retrieved . lansingmi.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . vanguardia.com.mx. vanguardia.com.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] . The National Map. wikidata.org.
  18. [9] . The National Map. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mxn · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of city in the United States, state or insular area capital of the United States, big city
    Wikidata description capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan, located in Ingham, Eaton, and Clinto
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