Lansing

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

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 (7,233 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 (7,233 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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · Frettie · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nl cr aut id → zmp20261303738
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P691]]: zmp20261303738, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1785337938355"
  2. 11w ago · UKChris-wiki · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osm name suggestion index id → cityoflansing-b9c410, cityoflansing-101c18
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P8253]]: cityoflansing-b9c410, Updated name-suggestion-index related claims, see https://nsi.guide for project details."
  3. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → lansing
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: lansing, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289947117|lansing (#289947117)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  4. 13w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gaycities id → lansing
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13968]]: lansing, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/226428912|Lansing (#226428912)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7294|GayCities city]] #mix'n"
  5. 16w 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
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q139903024]]"
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