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'''Lansing''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|æ|n|s|ɪ|ŋ}}) is the [[List of capitals in the United States|capital]] of the U.S. state of [[Michigan]] and the most populous city in [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham County]]. It is mostly in the county, although portions of the city extend west into [[Eaton County, Michigan|Eaton County]] and north into [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton County]]. The [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] placed the city's population at 112,644,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/census-2020-look-population-changes-your-michigan-community |title=Census 2020: Look up population changes in your Michigan community |publisher=bridgemi.com |access-date=August 16, 2021 |archive-date=August 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816190357/https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/census-2020-look-population-changes-your-michigan-community |url-status=live}}</ref> making it the [[List of municipalities in Michigan|sixth most populous city in Michigan]]. The population of its [[metropolitan statistical area]] ([[Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area|MSA]]) was 541,297 at the 2020 census, the third largest in the state after metropolitan [[Detroit]] and [[Grand Rapids]]. It was named the new state capital of Michigan in 1847, ten years after Michigan became a state.

The [[Lansing-East Lansing Metropolitan Statistical Area|Lansing metropolitan area]], colloquially referred to as "[[Mid-Michigan]]", is an important center for educational, cultural, governmental, commercial, and industrial functions. Neighboring [[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing]] is home to [[Michigan State University]], a public research university with an enrollment of more than 50,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=MSU Facts |url=http://www.msu.edu/about/thisismsu/facts.html |publisher=Michigan State University |date=September 13, 2015 |access-date=January 14, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115030454/http://msu.edu/about/thisismsu/facts.html |archive-date=January 15, 2016}}</ref> The area features two [[medical school]]s, one veterinary school, two [[nursing school]]s, and two [[law school]]s. It is the site of the [[Michigan State Capitol]], the state [[Michigan Supreme Court|Supreme Court]], the [[Michigan Court of Appeals|Court of Appeals]], a [[United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan|federal court]], the [[Library of Michigan]] and Historical Center, and headquarters of four national [[insurance]] companies.

Lansing is the only U.S. state capital (among the 47 located in counties) that is not also a [[county seat]]. The seat of government of Ingham County is [[Mason, Michigan|Mason]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> but the county maintains some offices in Lansing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ingham.org/telephonedirectory.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040204035742/http://www.ingham.org/TelephoneDirectory.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 4, 2004 |title=Telephone Directory |access-date=September 30, 2009 |publisher=Ingham County |year=2009}}</ref>

==History==
===Exploration by Europeans===
The first recorded person of European descent to travel through the area that is now Lansing was British [[fur trader]] Hugh Heward and his [[French-Canadian]] team on April 24, 1790, while canoeing the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Woodruff |first1=Jim |date=September 1, 2015 |title=MGROW Takes On the Hugh Heward Challenge |url=http://mgrow.org/mgrow-hugh-heward-challenge/ |publisher=Middle Grand River Organization of Watersheds |access-date=February 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820105734/http://mgrow.org/mgrow-hugh-heward-challenge/ |archive-date=August 20, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/archives/011226/health/index.html |title=John Hesse is our river guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728032003/http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/archives/011226/health/index.html |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |first=Brian |last=McKenna |location=Lansing |work=City Pulse |date=December 19, 2001}}</ref> The land that was to become Lansing was surveyed as "Township 4 North Range 2 West" in February 1827 in what was then dense forest. It was the last of the county's townships to be surveyed, and the land was not offered for sale until October 1830.<ref>{{cite book |first=Justin L. |last=Kestenbaum |year=1981 |title=Out of a Wilderness: An Illustrated History of Greater Lansing |location=Woodland Hills, California |publisher=Windsor Publications |pages=10–11}}</ref> There would be no roads to this area for decades to come.

[[File:Grand River overlooking Lansing River Trail Bridge.jpg|thumb|Grand River overlooking Lansing River Trail Bridge]]

===Founding myth===
Historians have lamented the persistence of a myth about Lansing's founding.<ref name="peckham">{{cite web |last1=Peckham |first1=Linda R. |last2=Votta |first2=David |title=Daniel Buck's Biddle City: a myth about the founding of Lansing has persisted for more than 100 years. Begun by a well-meaning mayor, it evolved over the decades with each retelling—even making an appearance online, in a Wikipedia entry about the capital city. |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Daniel+Buck%27s+Biddle+City%3a+a+myth+about+the+founding+of+Lansing+has...-a0319975270 |via=The Free Library |work=Michigan History |access-date=April 4, 2023 |date=March 1, 2013 |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404044444/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Daniel%20Buck%27s%20Biddle%20City%3A%20a%20myth%20about%20the%20founding%20of%20Lansing%20has...-a0319975270 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The incorrect story of Lansing's beginnings states that in the winter of 1835 and early 1836, two brothers from [[New York (state)|New York]] plotted the area now known as [[REO Town]] just south of [[downtown Lansing]] and named it "Biddle City". This land lay in a [[floodplain]] and was underwater during the majority of the year. Nevertheless, the brothers went back to [[Lansing, New York]], to sell plots for the town that did not exist. They told the New Yorkers this new "city" had an area of 65 blocks, a church and a public and academic square. 16 men bought plots in the nonexistent city, and upon reaching the area later that year found they were the victims of the scam. Many in the group, disappointed and now without funds to move on again, opted to stay and ended up settling around what is now metropolitan Lansing.

The story has persisted due to a 1904 newspaper article, which cited a memoir told by Daniel W. Buck, a respected Lansing mayor and son of one of the early pioneers. His story was cited in Michigan pioneer papers and retold in newspaper articles multiple times in the decades that followed. His characterization of the city as being born from a "land scam" was incorrect, though his story had some elements of truth as well.

===Origins as a town===
The brothers were William and Jerry Ford. Although they were originally from New York, they were well-respected businessmen who hailed from Jackson and were instrumental during its earliest years.

In 1836, they bought 290 acres in the northwest corner of Ingham County. They platted the land and hoped to build a community they named Biddle City, located south of the convergence of the Grand River and the Red Cedar River, in Lansing's present-day [[REO Town]] neighborhood. Biddle City's plat map included plans for a public square, church square and academy square. They sold 21 parcels of it — mostly to other Michiganders, not New Yorkers — and buyers understood that it was not yet a real city. Unfortunately, Biddle City never took off. The financial Panic of 1837 forced the brothers to heavily mortgage the property, and the city never materialized.<ref name="peckham"/>

Biddle City was not Lansing's original name, nor a precursor to it, as the plat was located outside of Lansing's original city limits.

Originally, all that existed was Lansing Township, named in 1842 by an early settler, Joseph E. North Sr., after Lansing in Tompkins County, NY, where he was from.

The settlement of fewer than 20 people that would become the City of Lansing remained quiet until the winter of 1847. The state constitution required the capital be moved from [[Detroit]] to a more central and safer location in the state's interior in 1847; many were concerned about Detroit's proximity to [[British Empire|British]]-controlled [[Canada]], which had captured Detroit in the [[War of 1812]]. The United States had recaptured the city in 1813, but these events led to the dire need to have the center of government relocated further away from hostile [[British America|British territory]]. There was also concern with Detroit's strong influence over Michigan politics, being the state's largest city as well as the capital city.<ref name="Yesterdays">{{cite book |title=Lansing and Its Yesterdays |publisher=State Journal Company |year=1930}}</ref>

During the multi-day session to determine a new location for the state capital, many cities, including [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], [[Marshall, Michigan|Marshall]], and [[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]], lobbied hard to win this designation.<ref name="durant1880">{{cite book |first=Samuel W. |last=Durant |year=1880 |title=History of Ingham and Eaton Counties, Michigan |location=Philadelphia |publisher=D.W. Ensign |chapter=History of Lansing Township |pages=72–73 |url=http://www.migenweb.org/ingham/Lansing.html |access-date=April 11, 2021 |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411162432/http://www.migenweb.org/ingham/Lansing.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> Unable to publicly reach a consensus because of constant political wrangling, the [[Michigan State House of Representatives|Michigan House of Representatives]] privately chose the Township of Lansing out of frustration. When announced, many present openly laughed that such an insignificant settlement was now Michigan's capital. Two months later, Governor [[William L. Greenly]] signed into law the act of the legislature making [[Lansing Charter Township, Michigan|Lansing Township]] the state capital.<ref name="Yesterdays"/>

[[Image:Map of the town of Michigan 1847.jpg|thumb|An 1847 [[plat]] map of "the town of Michigan", prior to the selection of "Lansing" as the capital's name the following year. (The map is oriented with north to the right.)]]

With the announcement that Lansing Township had been made the capital, the small settlement quickly transformed into the seat of state government. Within months after it became the capital city, further individual settlements began to develop around it, along three key points along the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]] in the township:<ref name="Yesterdays"/>

* "Lower Village/Town", where present-day Old Town stands, was the oldest of the three villages. It was home to the first house built in Lansing in 1843 by pioneer James Seymour and his family. Lower Town began to develop in 1847 with the completion of the Franklin Avenue (now [[Grand River Avenue]]) covered bridge over the Grand River.<ref name="city2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.cityoflansingmi.com/pnd/historypres/historydetails.jsp |title=Lansing History |access-date=October 29, 2008 |publisher=City of Lansing, Michigan |year=2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220220558/http://www.lansingmi.gov/pnd/historypres/historydetails.jsp |archive-date=December 20, 2012}}</ref>
* "Upper Village/Town", where present-day REO Town stands at the confluence of the Grand River and the [[Red Cedar River (Michigan)|Red Cedar River]]. It began to take off in 1847 when the Main Street Bridge was constructed over the Grand River. This village's focal point was the Benton House, a 4-story hotel, which opened in 1848. It was the first brick building in Lansing and was later razed in 1900.<ref name="city2008"/>
* [[File:LesCapitolSomethingMI.jpg|thumb|[[Michigan State Capitol]]]]"Middle Village/Town", where downtown Lansing now stands, was the last of the three villages to develop in 1848 with the completion of the Michigan Avenue bridge across the Grand River and the completion of the temporary capitol building which sat where Cooley Law School stands today on Capitol Avenue between Allegan and Washtenaw Streets, and finally the relocation of the post office to the village in 1851. This area would grow to become larger than the other two villages up and down river.<ref name="city2008"/>

The collection of original settlements ("Upper Town", "Lower Town" and "Middle Town") had for some years been collectively referred to as the "Village of Michigan".<ref>{{cite book |first=Birt |last=Darling |year=1950 |title=City in the Forest: The Story of Lansing |location=New York |publisher=Stratford House |chapter=Chapter 2. Ghost Towns – And a Live One |page=33}}</ref> On February 16, 1842, Alaiedon township was split into the townships of Lansing, Delhi and Meridian (originally suggested as "Genoa") based on a petition submitted in December 1841 by Henry North, Roswell Everett and Zalmon Holmes. Henry North proposed the name "Lansing" for the township at the request of his father, who wanted it named after their old town of [[Lansing, New York]].<ref name="durant1880"/>

On February 15, 1859, the settlement, having grown to nearly 3,000 and encompassing about {{convert|7|sqmi|km2|spell=in}} in area, was incorporated as a city, carving off a section of seven square miles from Lansing Township.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dozier |first1=Vickki |date=January 10, 2015 |title=From the Archives: Lansing mayors |url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2015/01/10/archives-lansing-mayors/21557119/ |website=Lansing State Journal |access-date=July 25, 2022}}</ref> The boundaries of the original city were Douglas Avenue to the north, Wood and Regent streets to the east, Mount Hope Avenue to the south, and Jenison Avenue to the west. These boundaries would remain until 1916. Lansing began to grow steadily over the next two decades with the completion of the railroads through the city, a [[plank road]], and the completion of the current capitol building in 1878.

Most of what is known as Lansing today is the result of the city becoming an industrial powerhouse which began with the founding of [[Olds Motor Vehicle Company]] in August 1897. The company went through many changes, including a buyout, between its founding to 1905 when founder [[Ransom E. Olds]] started his new [[REO Motor Car Company]], which would last in Lansing for another 70 years. Olds would be joined by the less successful [[Clarkmobile]] around 1903.<ref>{{cite book |last=Clymer |first=Floyd |title=Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877–1925 |location=New York |publisher=Bonanza Books |year=1950 |page=25}}</ref> Over the next decades, the city would be transformed into a major American industrial center for the manufacturing of automobiles and [[list of auto parts|parts]], among other industries. The city also continued to grow in area. By 1956, the city had grown to {{convert|15|sqmi|km2|0}}, and doubled in size over the next decade to its current size of roughly {{convert|33|sqmi|km2|0}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityoflansingmi.com/parks/forestry/history.jsp |title=Forestry Division – History |access-date=October 29, 2008 |publisher=City of Lansing, Michigan |year=2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006203248/http://www.cityoflansingmi.com/parks/forestry/history.jsp |archive-date=October 6, 2008}}</ref>

Today, the city's economy is diversified among government service, healthcare, manufacturing, insurance, banking, and education.

===Notable events===

====Anti-slavery movement====
In the late 1840s to early 1850s, the citizens of Lansing were unified against slavery, and the city became a secondary stop on the [[Underground Railroad]], as one of the last steps of an escape route that led through Battle Creek, Schoolcraft and Cassopolis. From Lansing, the route led to Durand, and then to either Port Huron or Detroit.<ref>{{cite book |first=Birt |last=Darling |year=1950 |title=City in the Forest: The Story of Lansing |location=New York |publisher=Stratford House |chapter=Chapter 3. Revolution: The New Party |pages=34–37}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first1=Wilbur Henry |last1=Siebert |first2=Albert Bushnell |last2=Hart |year=1898 |title=The underground railroad from slavery to freedom |location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |chapter=Routes through Indiana and Michigan in 1848 as traced by Lewis Falley |page=138 |oclc=562699342}}</ref>

====Major fires====
The [[Kerns Hotel fire]] on December 11, 1934, was the deadliest in the city's history. Perhaps thirty-four people died in the fire, although the hotel register was also destroyed making an exact count impossible.

On February 8, 1951, the [[Elliott-Larsen Building]] was intentionally set on fire by a state office employee. The following morning, the seventh floor collapsed down to the next level, which destroyed a large number of state historical records.<ref>{{cite news |first=Bill |last=Castanier |title=Memories of Lansing's most devastating structural fire |location=Lansing, Michigan |work=City Pulse |url=https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/memories-of-lansings-most-devastating-structural-fire,15571 |date=February 10, 2021 |access-date=April 11, 2021 |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430042821/https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/memories-of-lansings-most-devastating-structural-fire,15571 |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Elephant incident====
On September 26, 1963, a 12-year-old, 3,000-pound female dancing elephant named [[Rajje (elephant)|Rajje]] (alternately reported as Raji and Little Rajjee, among other variations) rebelled against her trainer during a performance in a shopping-center circus near what was then Logan Street and Holmes Road in Lansing, and escaped into the streets, aggravated by the frenzied pursuit of nearly 4,000 local residents. The incident ended with the shooting of the elephant by Lansing police.<ref name="life">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WFIEAAAAMBAJ&q=elephant&pg=PA34-IA2 |title=Death for a Dancing Elephant |magazine=[[Life Magazine]] |date=October 11, 1963 |page=34B |access-date=June 25, 2013 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3838 |title=Little Rajee at King Amusements |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109020218/http://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3838 |archive-date=November 9, 2014 |work=Elephant Database |date=October 27, 2011 |access-date=June 25, 2013}}</ref> Provoked by the growing crowd, Rajje's rampage took her through the men's wear, sporting goods and gift departments of a local [[Arlan's]] discount store before leading police on a two-mile chase in which she knocked down and injured a 67-year-old man, tried to move a car, and caused thousands of dollars in damage before being killed.

''[[Life Magazine]]'' quoted Rajje's trainer, William Pratt, as shouting at the scene, "Damn these people [...] They wouldn't leave her alone."<ref name="life"/>

The incident was widely reported, including a photospread in ''Life''.<ref name="life"/> While the ''[[Lansing State Journal]]'' coverage stressed the danger of the incident,<ref name="LSJ">{{cite news |last=Schneider |first=John |url=http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20111027/COLUMNISTS09/110270318/Regret-lingers-after-death-elephant-63?nclick_check=1 |title=Regret lingers after death of elephant in '63 |work=[[Lansing State Journal]] |date=October 28, 2011 |access-date=June 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628031020/http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20111027/COLUMNISTS09/110270318/Regret-lingers-after-death-elephant-63?nclick_check=1 |archive-date=June 28, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'' noted that witnesses cried out "Murderers! Murderers!" as police fired eight shots.<ref>{{cite news |last=Meyer |first=Zlati |url=http://www.freep.com/article/20120923/NEWS06/309230143/This-week-Michigan-history-Runaway-elephant-shot-killed-Lansing |title=This week in Michigan history: Runaway elephant is shot and killed in Lansing |work=[[Detroit Free Press]] |date=September 22, 2012 |access-date=June 25, 2013 |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201033521/http://www.freep.com/article/20120923/NEWS06/309230143/This-week-Michigan-history-Runaway-elephant-shot-killed-Lansing |url-status=live}}</ref>

Author [[Nelson Algren]] cites the injustice and sad end of the pursuit of "Raji, the Pixie-Eared Elephant" in continuity with the ambush of [[Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow]] in his introduction to a 1968 biography of the outlaws.<ref>{{cite book |last=Fortune |first=Jan I. |display-authors=etal |year=1968 |title=The true story of Bonnie & Clyde |page=xiii |publisher=Signet Books |location=New York |isbn=0451058844}}</ref> Then teenage Lansing residents who had goaded the elephant later on recalled the incident with sober regret in a local newspaper retrospective in 2011.<ref name="LSJ"/>

==Geography==
Lansing is the centerpiece of a region of Michigan known as [[Mid-Michigan]].

[[File:North Lansing dam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|The North Lansing dam of the Grand River. The [[Lansing River Trail]] and [[Ottawa Street Power Station]] are visible behind.]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|36.68|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|36.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.63|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref>{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref> This figure includes two 425 Agreements with [[Alaiedon Township, Michigan|Alaiedon Township]] and Meridian Township, and the four 425 Agreements with Delta Township since 2000.

Since the 2010 census, the city has entered into two additional 425 Agreements. The first agreement consisted of the temporary transfer of 1,888.2 [[acres]] of Lansing Capital Region International Airport to the city from [[DeWitt Township, Michigan|DeWitt Township]] in 2011.<ref name=Transfer>{{cite web |title=Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS): Annexation Data |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/partnerships/bas/bas_annex.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=December 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220205107/http://www.census.gov/geo/partnerships/bas/bas_annex.html |archive-date=December 20, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The second agreement consisted of the temporary transfer of {{convert|41|acres|0|abbr=on}} in Alaiedon Township for the expansion of the headquarters of Jackson National Life Insurance Company in 2013 bringing the area either fully or conditionally under control of the city to {{convert|39.69|sqmi|sqkm|2}}.<ref name=Transfer/>

Under Michigan law, [[425 Agreement]]s are only temporary land sharing agreements and do not count as official annexations. The Census Bureau, however, for statistical purposes does count these as annexations. Not counting the temporary 425 Agreements, Lansing administers {{convert|34.1|sqmi|km2}} total.

Lansing is located in the south-central part of the [[Lower Peninsula of Michigan]], where the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]] meets the [[Red Cedar River (Michigan)|Red Cedar River]]. The city occupies most of what had formerly been part of Lansing Charter Township. It has also annexed adjacent tracts of land in Delta Charter Township and [[Windsor Township, Michigan|Windsor Township]] in Eaton County to the west, [[Delhi Charter Township, Michigan|Delhi Charter Township]] in Ingham County to the south, and in [[DeWitt Charter Township, Michigan|DeWitt Charter Township]] in [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton County]] to the north. The city also controls three non-contiguous tracts of land through 425 Agreements (conditional land transfer agreements) with Meridian Charter Township, Delta Charter Township, and Alaiedon Township in Ingham County to the southeast. It is also located between the state's two largest cities, Detroit and Grand Rapids.

[[File:7135 oss.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Lansing Board of Water & Light|Lansing BWL]]'s [[Ottawa Street Power Station]]]]

The Grand River, the largest river in Michigan, flows through downtown Lansing, and the Red Cedar River, a tributary of the Grand, flows through the campus of Michigan State University to its confluence with the Grand in Lansing. [[Sycamore Creek (Michigan)|Sycamore Creek]], a tributary of the Red Cedar, flows northward through the southeastern part of the city.<ref>{{cite map |url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |title=The National Map |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |archive-date=March 29, 2012 |access-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref> There are two lakes in the area, Park Lake and [[Lake Lansing]], both northeast of the city. Lake Lansing is approximately {{convert|500|acre|km2}} in size and is a summer favorite for swimmers, boaters, and fishermen. Michigan State University Sailing Club and the Lansing Sailing Club are located on Lake Lansing, where sailing regattas are hosted throughout the summer.

The City of Lansing operates a total of {{convert|3.55|sqmi|km2}} of parkland, of which {{convert|2.80|sqmi|km2}} is parkland, {{convert|0.43|sqmi|km2}} are golflands, and {{convert|0.31|sqmi|km2}} are cemetery lands.<ref>{{cite web |title=Park Facilities Inventory, Lansing Parks and Recreation Department |url=http://www.lansingmi.gov/media/view/2013_Park_Amenities_List_Updated/5803 |website=lansingmi.gov |publisher=Lansing Parks and Recreation Department |access-date=December 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116161447/http://www.lansingmi.gov/media/view/2013_Park_Amenities_List_Updated/5803 |archive-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref> However, this figure includes the Waverly Hills [[Golf|Golf Course]] and adjacent Michigan Avenue Park, whose {{convert|0.18|sqmi|km2}} are located within neighboring Lansing Township, but operated by the City of Lansing, and does not include the {{convert|0.18|sqmi|km2}} of the combined Hawk Island County Park and adjacent Soldan Dog Park operated by Ingham County within the city of Lansing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ingham County Parks |url=http://pk.ingham.org/Parks.aspx |website=Ingham.org |publisher=Ingham County |access-date=December 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151216003625/http://pk.ingham.org/Parks.aspx |archive-date=December 16, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> All together then, {{convert|3.55|sqmi|km2}} of the city (or approximately 10%) is publicly administered open space.

=== Neighborhoods ===
[[File:BojiTower.jpg|thumb|right|[[Boji Tower]], Lansing's tallest building, located downtown]]
The city's downtown is dominated by state government buildings, especially the State Capitol; but downtown has also experienced recent growth in new restaurants, retail stores and residential developments. Downtown Lansing had a historic city market that was one of the oldest continuously operating farmers' markets in the United States, until it closed in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fresh, Local, Unique |url=http://www.lansingcitymarket.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120130131/http://www.lansingcitymarket.com/ |archive-date=November 20, 2012 |access-date=October 24, 2012 |publisher=Lansing City Market}}</ref> Downriver and north of downtown is historic [[Old Town (Lansing, Michigan)|Old Town Lansing]] with many architecturally significant buildings dating to the mid-19th century.<ref>{{cite web |title=Home – Old Town Commercial Association |url=http://www.oldtownmainstreet.org/ |work=oldtownmainstreet.org |access-date=August 5, 2006 |archive-date=August 6, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060806143816/http://www.oldtownmainstreet.org/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Directly south of downtown on the other side of [[Interstate 496|I-496]] along Washington Avenue lies "[[REO Town]]", the birthplace of the automobile in the United States, is where [[Ransom Eli Olds]] built factories along Washington Avenue. [[Ransom Eli Olds]]' home, which once overlooked the factories along Washington Avenue, was displaced by I-496.

Lansing is generally divided into four sections: the Eastside, Westside, Northwestside, and Southside. Each section contains a diverse array of neighborhoods. The Eastside, located east of the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]] and north of the Red Cedar River, is the most ethnically diverse side of Lansing, with foreign-born citizens making up more of its population than any other side in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Allen Neighborhood Center – Serving the Eastside of Lansing, MI |url=http://allenneighborhoodcenter.org/ |work=allenneighborhoodcenter.org |access-date=March 1, 2008 |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728035530/http://allenneighborhoodcenter.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The Eastside's commercial districts are located mainly along Michigan Avenue, and to a lesser extent along Kalamazoo Street. It is anchored by Frandor [[Shopping mall|Shopping Center]] on the very eastern edge of the eastside.

The Westside, roughly located north, west, and south of the Grand River as it curves through the city, is sometimes regarded as the city's most socio-economically diverse section. This side also contains Lansing's downtown area, though this neighborhood is often included as an area all its own. Outside downtown, this side is largely a collection of residential neighborhoods and is served by only one other commercial area along Saginaw Street. However, it also includes a small part of the Old Town Commercial Association.

The Northwestside, generally located north of the Grand River, with the [[city limits]] defining its north and western borders, is physically the smallest side of the city. This part of the city includes moderate-density residential areas and some green areas. North of Grand River Avenue, the main street of the side, lie warehouses and light industrial areas served by a major rail line that runs through Lansing. The most notable landmark of this side is Lansing's airport: [[Capital Region International Airport]].

The Southside, usually described as the neighborhoods located south of the Grand and Red Cedar rivers and the I-496 freeway, is physically the largest and most populous side of the city. The area is largely residential in nature (south of Mount Hope Road near the northern edge) and is served by numerous commercial strips along Cedar Street, [[List of streets named after Martin Luther King Jr.|Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard]], Pennsylvania Avenue, and Waverly Road, which run north–south. The large Edgewood District is located in the southernmost part of the Southside and is sometimes referred to as South Lansing. Though it is the largest area of the city by both physical size and population, it has often been regarded by Southside citizens as Lansing's most overlooked and forgotten area, as most of Lansing's attention in recent decades has been put into the revitalization of the city's historic core located mostly on small parts of both the East and Westside.

The middle of the Southside—South-Central Lansing—contains the Old Everett Area. This location once contained the Everett School District and was annexed into the city in 1948.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us – Old Everett Neighborhood Association |url=http://www.oldeverett.org/about-us |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315113937/http://www.oldeverett.org/about-us |archive-date=March 15, 2013 |access-date=November 3, 2012 |work=oldeverett.org}}</ref>

Unincorporated areas adjacent to Lansing include parts of [[Lansing Charter Township, Michigan|Lansing Charter Township]], such as the unincorporated community of [[Edgemont Park, Michigan|Edgemont Park]], as well as parts of [[Delta Charter Township, Michigan|Delta Charter Township]], such as the unincorporated community of [[Waverly, Michigan|Waverly]]. Though they are not part of the City of Lansing, these unincorporated communities often use Lansing mailing addresses.<ref>{{google maps|title=|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7331484,-84.5761245,12.84z|language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Lansing, Michigan Colonial Village sign 1.jpg|thumb|[[Colonial Village, Lansing, Michigan|Colonial Village]]]]
[[File:Lansing, Michigan Genesee Neighborhood sign 1.jpg|thumb|Genesee Neighborhood]]

==== Districts ====
* Cherry Hill
* Churchill Downs<ref>{{Cite web |title=Churchill Downs Community Association |url=http://churchilldownslansing.info/neighborhood.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502211421/http://churchilldownslansing.info/neighborhood.html |archive-date=May 2, 2016 |access-date=May 19, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Colonial Village, Lansing, Michigan|Colonial Village]]
* Eastside<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hughes |first1=Ivy |last2=Makimaa |first2=Holly |date=January 23, 2008 |title=Eastside Lansing Visiting Guide |url=http://www.capitalgainsmedia.com/features/esvg0203.aspx |access-date=August 2, 2010 |work=CapitalGainsMedia.com |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708120405/http://www.capitalgainsmedia.com/features/esvg0203.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Edgewood
* [[Genesee, Lansing, Michigan|Genesee]]
* Gier Park
* Hosmer
* [http://www.lansingeaton.org/ Lansing-Eaton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511170459/https://www.lansingeaton.org/ |date=May 11, 2021 }}
* Moores Park
* Museum District
* Old Everett<ref>{{cite web |title=Old Everett |url=http://www.oldeverett.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315113845/http://www.oldeverett.org/ |archive-date=March 15, 2013 |work=oldeverett.org}}</ref>
* [[Old Town (Lansing, Michigan)|Old Town]]
* [[REO Town]]
* Stadium District
* Walnut
* Washington Square
* Westside<ref>{{cite web |title=Westside Neighborhood Association |url=http://www.wnalansing.com/ |work=wnalansing.com |access-date=January 20, 2011 |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930192354/http://wnalansing.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Climate===
[[File:Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - Lansing Area, MI(ThreadEx).svg|thumb|right|Climate chart for Lansing]]
Lansing has a Midwestern [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb/Dfa'') that is influenced by the [[Great Lakes]], and is part of USDA [[Hardiness zone]] 5b.<ref>{{cite web |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |url=http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/ |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |access-date=June 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227032333/http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/ |archive-date=February 27, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Winters are cold with moderate to heavy snowfall, while summers are very warm and humid. The monthly daily average temperature in July is {{convert|71.5|°F|1}}, while the same figure for January is {{convert|23.4|°F|1}}; the annual mean is {{convert|48.21|°F|2}}. On average, temperatures reach or exceed {{convert|90|°F|1}} on 8.8 days of the year and drop to or below {{convert|0|°F|1}} on 10.5 nights.<ref name=NOAA /> Precipitation is generally greatest during summer but still frequent and significant in winter. Snowfall, which normally occurs from November to April, averages {{convert|51.1|in|cm|0}} per season, significantly less than areas to the west such as [[Grand Rapids]] as Lansing is relatively immune to [[lake-effect snow]]s; seasonal snowfall has historically ranged from {{convert|16.6|in|cm|abbr=on}} in 1863−64 to {{convert|97.2|in|cm|abbr=on}} in 1880−81. The highest and lowest officially recorded temperatures were {{convert|103|°F|0}} on [[Summer 2012 North American heat wave|July 6, 2012]],<ref name=NOAA/> and {{convert|−37|°F|0}} on February 2, 1868,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/fitness/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USMI0477 |title=Monthly Averages for Lansing, MI |publisher=The Weather Channel |access-date=January 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120150350/http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/fitness/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USMI0477 |archive-date=January 20, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> with the last {{convert|−20|°F|0}} or colder reading occurred on February 27, 1994; the record low maximum is {{convert|−4|°F|0}} on January 22, 1883, while, conversely, the record high minimum is {{convert|78|°F|0}} on August 1, 2006, and July 18, 1942.<ref name=NOAA/> Freezing temperatures in June are exceedingly rare and have not occurred in July or August since the 19th century; on average, they arrive on October 4 and depart on May 7, allowing a growing season of 149 days. The average window for measurable snow (≥{{convert|0.1|in|cm|abbr=on|disp=or}}) is November 4 through April 6.

{{Lansing, Michigan weatherbox}}
{{Graph:Weather monthly history
| table=Ncei.noaa.gov/weather/Lansing, Michigan.tab
| title=Lansing monthly weather statistics
}}

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1850= 1229
|1860= 3074
|1870= 5241
|1880= 8319
|1890= 13102
|1900= 16485
|1910= 31229
|1920= 57327
|1930= 78397
|1940= 78753
|1950= 92129
|1960= 107807
|1970= 131403
|1980= 130414
|1990= 127321
|2000= 119128
|2010= 114297
|2020= 112644
|estyear= 2024
|estimate= 114336
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015 |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701194652/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |url-status=live}}</ref><br>U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program<ref name="Est">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=26 May 2025}}</ref>}}

[[File:Race and ethnicity 2020 Lansing, MI.png|thumb|Map of racial distribution in Lansing, 2020 U.S. census. Each dot is one person: {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(115, 178, 255)|White}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(159, 212, 0)|Black}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 0, 0)|Asian}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 170, 0)|Hispanic}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(140, 81, 181)|Multiracial}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(153, 102, 51)|Native American/Other}}]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Lansing, Michigan – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web |title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Lansing city, Michigan |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2646000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web |title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lansing city, Michigan |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2646000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web |title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lansing city, Michigan |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2646000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024 |archive-date=April 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420211053/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2646000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |url-status=live}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|73,105
|63,381
|style='background: #ffffe6; |57,838
|61.37%
|55.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |51.35%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|25,498
|26,194
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25,376
|21.40%
|22.92%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22.53%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|831
|681
|style='background: #ffffe6; |504
|0.70%
|0.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.45%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|3,317
|4,202
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,732
|2.78%
|3.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.20%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|44
|38
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32
|0.04%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|270
|214
|style='background: #ffffe6; |767
|0.23%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.68%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|4,177
|5,295
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,928
|3.51%
|4.63%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.04%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|11,886
|14,292
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15,467
|9.98%
|12.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.73%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''119,128'''
|'''114,297'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''112,644'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 114,297 people, 48,450 households, and 26,234 families residing in the city.<ref name="GR2"/> The population density was {{convert|3,174.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 54,181 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,505.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the city was 61.2% White (55.5% non-Hispanic White), 23.7% African American, 0.8% Native American, 3.7% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 4.3% from other races, and 6.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.5% of the population. Foreign-born residents made up 8.3% of the population.

The median age in the city was 32.2 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.2% were from 25 to 44; 23.8% were from 45 to 64; and 9.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov/ |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 25, 2012 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 119,128 people, 49,505 households, and 28,366 families residing in the city.<ref name="GR2"/> The population density was {{convert|3,399.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 53,159 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,516.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 65.28% White (61.4% non-Hispanic White), 21.91% African American, 0.80% Native American, 2.83% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.54% from other races, and 4.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.0% of the population. The city's foreign-born population stood at 5.9%.

As of 2000, the city's population rose by 32,293 (27%) to 151,421 during the day due to the influx of workers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city-data.com/city/Lansing-Michigan.html |title=Lansing, Michigan |work=city-data.com |access-date=April 7, 2008 |archive-date=March 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313203546/http://www.city-data.com/city/Lansing-Michigan.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

There were 49,505 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.7% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65&nbsp; years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65&nbsp; years of age or older. The median age was 31&nbsp; years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The [[Median household income|median income]] for a household in the city was $34,833, and the median income for a family was $41,283. Males had a median income of $32,648 versus $27,051 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,924. About 13.2% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.2% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

===Immigration and refugee resettlement===
The [[Brookings Institution]] has ranked Greater Lansing among the top 10 "medium-sized metropolitan areas" in the United States for [[refugee resettlement]], with 5,369 refugees resettled from 1983 to 2004.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Singer |first1=Audrey |last2=Wilson |first2=Jill |title=From 'There' to 'Here': Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America |journal=Metropolitan Policy Program |date=September 2006 |pages=11 |url=http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2006/9/demographics%20singer/20060925_singer.pdf |access-date=October 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029184538/http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2006/9/demographics%20singer/20060925_singer.pdf |archive-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref> St. Vincent Catholic Charities and Lutheran Social Services handle the adult and unaccompanied minor resettlement processes, respectively, while other organizations, such as the Refugee Development Center, focus on providing educational and social support services to refugees in the Lansing area.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Guide to Greater Lansing |url=http://www.ryanmentor.org/international-guide |publisher=American Red Cross |access-date=October 23, 2013 |author=International Services Team |year=2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192725/http://www.ryanmentor.org/international-guide |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Nearby [[Michigan State University]] provides a source of volunteers for many of these programs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Kyle |title=Seeking refuge |url=http://statenews.com/article/2011/09/seeking_refuge |access-date=October 24, 2013 |newspaper=The State News |date=October 2, 2011 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192758/http://statenews.com/article/2011/09/seeking_refuge |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Kyle |title=Students help refugee center |url=http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2011/11/students_help_refugee_center |access-date=October 23, 2013 |newspaper=The State News |date=November 17, 2011 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195806/http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2011/11/students_help_refugee_center |url-status=live}}</ref>

{{As of|2005}}, the Lansing area has about 2,000 [[Arab Americans]], mostly second-generation Christian [[Lebanese Americans]] as well as some [[Palestinian Americans]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Hassoun |first=Rosina J. |title=Arab Americans in Michigan |series=Discovering the Peoples of Michigan |publisher=[[MSU Press]] |year=2005 |isbn=9781609170462 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wky3u4UExIQC&pg=PT21 |page=21 |via=[[Google Books]] |quote=However, there are other, smaller Arab-American communities in other cities in Michigan.[...]}}</ref>

The city is also home to a large number of temporary foreign residents enrolled as international students at [[Lansing Community College]] and nearby [[Michigan State University]], with the city's visitors bureau specifically promoting Mandarin-language video tours of Lansing, touting the "more than 6,000" Chinese students enrolled at MSU.<ref>{{cite web |title=Greater Lansing, MI Welcomes Chinese Speaking Visitors |url=http://www.lansing.org/visit-greater-lansing/international-visitors/ |website=Welcome International Visitors |publisher=Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau |access-date=March 15, 2018 |format=Video |archive-date=May 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504011632/https://www.lansing.org/visit-greater-lansing/international-visitors/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Lansing School District]] offers language immersion programs for its students in both Spanish and Chinese.<ref>{{cite web |title=Immersion Services |url=http://www.lansingschools.net/academic-choices/spanish--chinese-immersion/ |publisher=Lansing School District |access-date=March 15, 2018 |archive-date=March 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315133545/http://www.lansingschools.net/academic-choices/spanish--chinese-immersion/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Government==
[[File:Lansing City Hall.JPG|thumb|left|Lansing City Hall & Lansing Police Department Central Precinct]]
{{See also|List of mayors of Lansing, Michigan}}
Lansing is administered under a [[mayor–council government]], more specifically a [[strong mayor]] form in which the mayor is the city's [[chief executive officer]].<ref name="Charter">{{cite web |title=City of Lansing City Charter |url=https://www.lansingmi.gov/DocumentCenter/View/475/Current-City-Charter-Document-PDF?bidId= |publisher=City of Lansing |access-date=January 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129214217/https://www.lansingmi.gov/DocumentCenter/View/475/Current-City-Charter-Document-PDF?bidId= |archive-date=January 29, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The mayor is obligated to appoint department heads (subject to council approval), and draft and administer a city budget among other responsibilities. The mayor may also [[veto]] legislation from council, though the veto can be overridden by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the council.<ref name="Charter"/> The mayor and city clerk are elected [[Plurality voting|at-large]] every four years.

The city council is the legislative body of the city and consists of eight members. Four members are elected from four [[single-member districts]] using the [[first-past-the-post]] method in the city's [[ward (electoral subdivision)|wards]], and four members are elected [[Plurality voting|at-large]] using the [[Plurality-at-large voting|block voting]] method. Members of the council serve [[staggered elections|staggered]] four-year terms.<ref>{{cite news |title=Election Guide |url=https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/election-guide,4661 |access-date=January 29, 2020 |work=City Pulse |location=Lansing |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430041656/https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/election-guide,4661 |url-status=live}}</ref> Half the council is up for election every two years, including two ward seats and two at-large seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=City Council |url=https://www.lansingmi.gov/267/City-Council |publisher=City of Lansing |access-date=January 29, 2020 |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430043021/https://www.lansingmi.gov/267/City-Council |url-status=live}}</ref> At its first meeting of the year, the council chooses from amongst its members a president and vice president. The president is the council's [[Chairman|presiding officer]], and also chooses the chairs of council committees.<ref name="Charter"/> In the absence of the president and vice president, the city clerk chairs the council.

The city largely supports the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. It has not had a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] mayor in office since 1993 when then-Democratic state representative [[David Hollister]] defeated incumbent Mayor Jim Crawford, who had formerly served as a Republican member on the Ingham County Board of Commissioners. However, all city elections are held on an officially [[Nonpartisanism|nonpartisan]] basis.<ref name="Charter"/>

Since given the ability to do so by the state in 1964, the city has levied an income tax of 1 percent on residents. 0.5 percent on non-residents, and 1.0 percent on [[corporate tax|corporations]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gibbons |first1=Lauren |title=Michigan State University, city of East Lansing at odds over proposed income tax |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/08/michigan_state_university_city.html |access-date=August 16, 2017 |work=MLive |publisher=Booth Newspapers |date=August 16, 2017 |archive-date=August 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816232814/http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/08/michigan_state_university_city.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Income Tax Information |url=https://www.lansingmi.gov/411/Income-Tax-Information |publisher=City of Lansing |access-date=January 30, 2020 |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430035352/https://www.lansingmi.gov/411/Income-Tax-Information |url-status=live}}</ref>

===State and federal representation===
Lansing is currently split between three congressional districts. Most of the city lies within the boundaries of [[Michigan's 8th congressional district]], which is represented by Democratic congresswoman [[Elissa Slotkin]], who was elected in the [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan|2018 midterm election]]. The small portion of the city that extends into [[Eaton County, Michigan|Eaton County]] is located in the [[Michigan's 7th congressional district|7th district]], which has been represented by Republican congressman [[Tim Walberg]] since [[2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan|2011]]. The small portion of the city that extends into [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton County]] is located in the [[Michigan's 4th congressional district|4th district]], which has been represented by Republican congressman [[John Moolenaar]] since [[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan|2015]].

At the [[U.S. state|state]] level, most of Lansing is located in the 23rd district of the [[Michigan Senate]], which has been represented by Democratic state senator [[Curtis Hertel Jr.]] since 2015. The small portions of the city that extend into Eaton County and Clinton County is located in the 24th district of the Michigan Senate, are currently represented by Republican state senator [[Tom Barrett (Michigan politician)|Tom Barrett]]. The city lies in the 67th, 68th, 71st, and 93rd districts of the [[Michigan State House of Representatives]], represented by state representatives Kara Hope (D-67), Sarah Anthony (D-68), Angela Witwer (D-71), and Graham Filler (R-93).

Though Lansing is not the designated [[county seat]], some Ingham County offices are located in downtown Lansing, including a branch office of the county clerk, the county personnel office, and some courtrooms.

==Economy==
{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin-left:1em;"
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| colspan="3" style="background-color:tan"|'''Top City Employers'''<br><small>Source: ''Lansing Economic Area Partnership''</small><ref name="LEAP2014">Lansing Economic Area Partnership: [http://www.purelansing.com/Demographics/Largest-Employers Largest Employers Lansing, Michigan | LEAP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428183352/http://www.purelansing.com/Demographics/Largest-Employers |date=April 28, 2020 }} (August 27, 2019). Retrieved on December 5, 2019.</ref>
|-
! Rank !! Company/Organization !! #
|-
| 1
|[[Michigan|State of Michigan]]
|14,390
|-
| 2
|[[Michigan State University]]
|10,253
|-
| 3
|[[University of Michigan Health - Sparrow]]
|7,600
|-
| 4
|[[General Motors]]
|4,549
|-
| 5
|[[Lansing Community College]]
|3,144
|-
|6
|[[McLaren Greater Lansing]]
|3,000
|-
| 7
|[[Auto-Owners Insurance]]
|2,578
|-
| 8
|Peckham
|2,510
|-
| 9
|[[Jackson National Life]]
|2,500
|-
| 10
|[[Dart Container]]
|2,000
|-
| 11
|[[Meijer]]
|1,500
|-
| 12
|Dean Transportation
|800
|-
| 13
|[[Delta Dental]]
|800
|-
| 14
|[[Michigan State University Federal Credit Union|MSU Federal Credit Union]]
|800
|-
| 15
|[[Michigan Farm Bureau]]
|750
|}
The Lansing metropolitan area's major industries are [[Forms of government|government]], [[education]], [[insurance]], [[healthcare]], and [[automobile]] manufacturing. Being the state capital, many state government workers reside in the area.

[[Michigan State University]], [[Thomas M. Cooley Law School]], and [[Lansing Community College]] are significant employers in the region.

[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] has offices and a hi-tech [[Factory|manufacturing facility]] in Lansing and several manufacturing facilities immediately outside the city, as well, in nearby Lansing and Delta townships. The Lansing area is headquarters to four major national insurance companies: [[Auto-Owners Insurance]] Company, [[Jackson National Life]], the [[Accident Fund]], and Michigan Millers Insurance Company. Other insurers based in Lansing include [[Michigan Farm Bureau|Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan]].

[[File:Otto E. Eckert Station.jpg|thumb|left|The Otto E. Eckert power plant along the Grand River, operated by the Lansing Board of Water and Light]]
Locally owned and operated [[convenience store]] chain [[Quality Dairy Company|Quality Dairy]] is a significant presence in the Lansing market.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lansing-based Quality Dairy rolls out new customer rewards program |url=http://www.mlive.com/business/jackson-lansing/index.ssf/2013/08/lansing-based_quality_dairy_ro.html |website=MLive.com |date=August 5, 2013 |access-date=2016-02-17 |archive-date=March 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301100351/http://www.mlive.com/business/jackson-lansing/index.ssf/2013/08/lansing-based_quality_dairy_ro.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The first Quality Dairy Store opened in 1936 and as of 2023 there are 26 retail locations in the [[Central Michigan|Mid-Michigan]] area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greater Lansing's Neighborhood Food Store |url=http://qualitydairy.com/v15/ |access-date=2020-02-28 |archive-date=February 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205222830/http://qualitydairy.com/v15/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=1985 Quality Dairy store commercial from Lansing Michigan. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSFMZtVgo2A |date=2010-10-30 |access-date=2016-02-17 |last=Jason Harder |archive-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110141800/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSFMZtVgo2A |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=1984 Quality Dairy holiday Egg Nog commercial from Lansing, Michigan. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H8sAdfzSUY |date=2011-06-18 |access-date=2016-02-17 |last=Jason Harder |archive-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110141801/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H8sAdfzSUY |url-status=live}}</ref> Quality Dairy Company's headquarters is located near [[REO Town]] in Lansing<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quality Dairy Co |url=http://businessfinder.mlive.com/14372028/Quality-Dairy-Co-Dairy-Plant-Lansing-MI |website=MLive.com |access-date=2016-02-17 |archive-date=March 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301075839/http://businessfinder.mlive.com/14372028/Quality-Dairy-Co-Dairy-Plant-Lansing-MI |url-status=live}}</ref> and operates its Dairy Plant and Bakery Plant from central Lansing as well.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I want to eat that ! |url=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/253046072782770008/ |website=Pinterest |access-date=2016-02-17 |archive-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110141800/https://www.pinterest.com/pin/253046072782770008/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The recent decline of the [[Automaker|auto industry]] in the region has increased the region's awareness of the importance of a strategy to foster the [[High tech|high-technology]] sector.

Early availability of [[Broadband Internet access|high-speed Internet]] in 1996, as well as the MSU, Cooley Law School, and Lansing Community College student body population, fostered an intellectual environment for information technology companies to incubate. Lansing has a number of technology companies in the fields of [[information technology]] and [[biotechnology]].

===Healthcare===
[[University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Lansing]] is a 740-bed [[hospital]] affiliated with Michigan State University and its [[Michigan State University College of Human Medicine|College of Human Medicine]] and [[Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine|College of Osteopathic Medicine]]. It offers a [[Level I Trauma Center]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.facs.org/trauma/verified.html |title=Trauma Programs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707233016/http://www.facs.org/trauma/verified.html |archive-date=July 7, 2014 |publisher=American College of Surgeons}}</ref> and its own helicopter service.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vela |first1=Susan |editor1-last=Wilson |editor1-first=Al |title=Hospital's helipad may see a lot more traffic |work=Lansing State Journal |date=May 1, 2009 |page=B1 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-sparrow-hospital/139065677/ |location=Lansing, Michigan |department=Local & State |access-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119032937/https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-sparrow-hospital/139065677/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[McLaren–Greater Lansing Hospital]] enjoys a special affiliation in radiation oncology with the [[University of Michigan]] and Michigan State University; McLaren–Greater Lansing is part of the Great Lakes Cancer Institute (GLCI).

===Urban renewal and downtown redevelopment===
Several [[urban renewal]] projects by private developers are adding higher end apartments and condominiums to the Lansing market. The Arbaugh, a former [[department store]] across from [[Cooley Law School]], was converted into apartments in 2005. Motor Wheel Lofts, a former industrial site, was converted into loft-style living spaces in mid-2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mwlofts.com/ |title=H.Inc. |work=mwlofts.com |access-date=April 27, 2006 |archive-date=September 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905182023/http://www.mwlofts.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref> A combination retail and residential complex immediately south of [[Cooley Law School Stadium]] (formerly ''Oldsmobile Park'') called "The Stadium District", was completed in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestadiumdistrict.com/ |title=Stadium District |work=thestadiumdistrict.com |access-date=May 8, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314213131/http://www.thestadiumdistrict.com/ |archive-date=March 14, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Stadium District was redeveloped using a grant from the [[Michigan State Housing Development Authority]] through the [[Cool Cities Initiative]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cool Cities – Stadium District |url=http://www.coolcities.com/project78.html |access-date=October 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611110437/https://www.coolcities.com/project78.html |archive-date=June 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Creating a District |url=http://www.thestadiumdistrict.com/district.htm |access-date=October 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212105631/http://thestadiumdistrict.com/district.htm |archive-date=February 12, 2009}}</ref>

In May 2006 the historically significant Mutual Building located on Capitol Avenue was purchased by The Christman Company to be renovated back to its original grandeur and used as the company's headquarters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capitalgainsmedia.com/inthenews/mutu0208.aspx |title=Mutual Building Renovation Shines in Downtown Lansing |publisher=Capitalgainsmedia.com |date=February 27, 2008 |access-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-date=November 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102224843/http://capitalgainsmedia.com/inthenews/mutu0208.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> Additional downtown developments include the renovation of the historic Hollister Building and the expansion of the former Abrams Aerial Building. As of August 2008, an 18-story condominium high-rise called Capitol Club Tower was in the design phase with the adjacent parking structure having been approved by city council and purchased by the developer. The city market, in existence since 1909, was approved to be sold for a multi-building mixed-use development called MarketPlace, right next to the current market on the adjacent riverfront. The MarketPlace project was redeveloped along with BallPark North, another mixed-use development that will be immediately north of Oldsmobile Stadium. A new city market was built north of the Lansing Center, but closed in 2019. Across the river, the Accident Fund Insurance Company renovated the former (art deco) Ottawa Street Powerplant into their new headquarters. In addition to the renovation, Accident Fund Insurance Company built a modern addition to the north of the historic portion that is connected by an atrium for more office space, as well as a parking structure. In 2009, the restaurant Troppo began construction on a new 2-story building that will have an open-air patio on the roof facing the Capitol building.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capitalgainsmedia.com/inthenews/troppo0330.aspx |title=Two-Story Troppo Restaurant Expansion Underway in Downtown Lansing |work=Capital Gains |access-date=September 7, 2009 |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708115031/http://www.capitalgainsmedia.com/inthenews/troppo0330.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> Developer Eyde Co. announced plans on April 6, 2010, to renovate the historical and prominent Knapp's building in downtown Lansing for first floor retail, office space and apartments/condos on the top floor (5th) in a $22–24 million project.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weiland |first1=Barbara |last2=Domsic |first2=Melissa |title=Knapp's: Renaissance Zone designation requested |work=Lansing State Journal |date=April 7, 2010 |page=2A |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-knapps-building/139066478/ |access-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119033920/https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-knapps-building/139066478/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Retail===
The Lansing area has two major malls: [[Lansing Mall]] and [[Meridian Mall]]. Other major retail centers include [[Eastwood Towne Center]] and [[Frandor Shopping Center]].

==Education==
[[File:37. Sexton High Tower.JPG|thumb|[[J.W. Sexton High School]],<br />Westside Lansing]]
[[File:Everett High School Lansing, Michigan 2.jpg|thumb|[[Everett High School (Michigan)|Everett High School]],<br />Southside Lansing]]
[[Michigan State University]], a member of the Big Ten Conference, is known as "the pioneer [[land grant college]]", located in neighboring [[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing]]. MSU has one of the largest land campuses in the United States and is home to several nationally and internationally recognized academic and research-oriented programs. Michigan State offers over 200 programs of study and is home to fourteen different degree-granting schools and colleges including two medical schools, a veterinary school, a [[Michigan State University College of Law|law school]], and numerous PhD programs. It is the only university in the nation with three medical schools. MSU is consistently one of the top three programs in the United States for [[study abroad]] programs. The MSU College of Education is also consistently rated as the top education program in the nation. Michigan State University is the oldest agricultural college in the United States. The MSU School of Criminal Justice is the oldest continuous degree granting criminal justice program in the nation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://criminaljustice.msu.edu/about/index.php?about |title=Message from the Director |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703092308/http://criminaljustice.msu.edu/about/index.php?about |archive-date=July 3, 2013 |publisher=School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University}}</ref> In 2008, the Department of Energy announced MSU won the contest for a $550 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams that will attract top researchers from around the world to conduct experiments in nuclear science, astrophysics and applications of isotopes to other fields.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sc.doe.gov/np/program/FRIB.html |title=Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Updates |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029102116/http://www.sc.doe.gov/np/program/FRIB.html |archive-date=October 29, 2012 |publisher=Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Office of Nuclear Physics}}</ref>

[[Lansing Community College]] offers more than 500 areas of study to over 18,000 students at its main facilities in Lansing, and another 5,000 students at twenty-nine extension centers and a site in [[Ōtsu, Shiga|Otsu, Japan]]. LCC's new, state-of-the-art University Center enables students to take courses with the goal of eventually earning an undergraduate or graduate degree from other Michigan institutions. The University Center stands on the former site of "Old Central", Lansing's first [[public high school]], which was established in 1875 as Lansing High School. (In the 1920s it was renamed as Central High School, and in 1957 became the first building on the LCC campus.)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_19271_19357-150502--,00.html |title=Lansing High School |access-date=October 29, 2008 |publisher=Michigan Historical Center; Department of History, Arts and Libraries |date=August 31, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724131940/http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0%2C1607%2C7-160-15481_19271_19357-150502--%2C00.html |archive-date=July 24, 2008}}</ref>

Other institutions of [[higher education]] include [[Western Michigan University]] (branch campus in Delta Township), [[Davenport University]] in Downtown Lansing, [[Central Michigan University]] (branch campus), and [[Great Lakes Christian College]] (campus in Delta Township).

[[File:39. Eastern High.JPG|thumb|[[Eastern High School (Michigan)|Eastern High School]],<br />Eastside Lansing]]

Within Ingham County, most of Lansing is in [[Lansing School District]]<!--21150-->. Some portions are in [[East Lansing School District]]<!--12600-->, [[Holt Public Schools]]<!--18480-->, [[Mason Public Schools]]<!--23070-->, [[Okemos Public Schools]],<!--26280--> and [[Waverly Community Schools]]<!--35520-->.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st26_mi/schooldistrict_maps/c26065_ingham/DC20SD_C26065.pdf |title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ingham County, MI |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |accessdate=February 27, 2023 |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720052829/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st26_mi/schooldistrict_maps/c26065_ingham/DC20SD_C26065.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

Within Clinton County, school districts which include parts of Lansing are Lansing School District<!--21150--> and [[DeWitt Public Schools]].<!--11550--><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st26_mi/schooldistrict_maps/c26037_clinton/DC20SD_C26037.pdf |title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clinton County, MI |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |accessdate=February 27, 2023 |archive-date=March 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303003057/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st26_mi/schooldistrict_maps/c26037_clinton/DC20SD_C26037.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

In Eaton County, school districts serving parts of Lansing include Lansing School District<!--21150-->, Holt Public Schools,<!--18480--> and [[Grand Ledge Public Schools]].<!--16410--><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st26_mi/schooldistrict_maps/c26045_eaton/DC20SD_C26045.pdf |title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Eaton County, MI |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |accessdate=February 27, 2023 |archive-date=March 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303003348/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st26_mi/schooldistrict_maps/c26045_eaton/DC20SD_C26045.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

;Public schools
* [[Lansing School District]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lansingschools.net/ |title=Lansing School District Home |website=www.lansingschools.net |access-date=September 24, 2018 |archive-date=September 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924190343/http://www.lansingschools.net/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
**[[Eastern High School (Michigan)|Lansing Eastern High School]]
**[[Everett High School (Michigan)|Lansing Everett High School]]
**[[J. W. Sexton High School]]
*Grand Ledge Public Schools<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glps.k12.mi.us/ |title=Home |publisher=Glps.k12.mi.us |access-date=October 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114191931/http://www.glps.k12.mi.us/ |archive-date=November 14, 2012}}</ref>
* Ingham Intermediate School District<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inghamisd.org/ |title=Ingham ISD |author=Ingham ISD |work=inghamisd.org |access-date=February 19, 2011 |archive-date=February 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224183505/http://inghamisd.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[Ingham Academy High School (Michigan)|Ingham Academy High School]]
*Waverly School District

;Charter schools
*[[Mid-Michigan Public School Academy]]
* [[El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Academy]] (named after [[Malcolm X]]) (closed)
* [[Sankofa Shule]] (closed)

;Private schools
*Capitol City Baptist School
*Emanuel Lutheran School<ref>{{cite web |title=K-8 |url=http://www.emanuelfirst.org/k-8/ |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430045713/http://www.emanuelfirst.org/k-8/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Lansing Catholic High School]]
*Lansing Christian Schools<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lansingchristianschool.org/ |title=Lansing Christian School |work=lansingchristianschool.org |access-date=April 8, 2007 |archive-date=March 28, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328222930/http://www.lansingchristianschool.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[New Covenant Christian School (Lansing, Michigan)|New Covenant Christian School]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nccswarriors.org/ |title=Home – New Covenant Christian School |work=New Covenant Christian School |access-date=April 7, 2010 |archive-date=March 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326191707/http://nccswarriors.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
*Our Savior Lutheran School<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursaviorchurch.org/school/index.html |title=Our Savior Lutheran School |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725003632/http://www.oursaviorchurch.org/school/index.html |archive-date=July 25, 2008}}</ref>

==Cultural celebrations==

===Parades===
The African American Parade occurs in Lansing's Westside as part of the annual Juneteenth Celebration<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lansingjuneteenthcelebration.org/parade |title=Parade Lansing Juneteenth Celebration |access-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030172236/https://www.lansingjuneteenthcelebration.org/parade |url-status=live}}</ref>

Each year in August, the [[Michigan Pride]] festival includes an LGBT pride parade from Riverfront Park to the capitol.

The annual Silver Bells in the City Electric Light Parade proceeds through the streets of downtown Lansing every November, the Friday before [[Thanksgiving]]. It is followed by the lighting of Michigan's official Christmas tree in front of the State Capitol and a firework show (weather permitting) over the State Capitol.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.silverbellsinthecity.org/ |title=Silver Bells in the City |access-date=December 19, 2008 |archive-date=January 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110013055/http://www.silverbellsinthecity.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Music===
The [[Lansing Symphony Orchestra]] has been entertaining generations of Lansing-area residents since 1929. The current [[music director]] is Timothy Muffett.

The [[Lansing JazzFest]] and the [[Old Town BluesFest]] host leading musicians, and are two of the larger [[music festival]]s held each year in the state.

Old Town's Festival of the Moon and Sun is a two-day festival of food and live music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festivalofthesun.com/ |title=Festival of the Sun & Moon :: Home |work=festivalofthesun.com |access-date=June 21, 2009 |archive-date=April 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416061241/http://www.festivalofthesun.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Old Town Oktoberfest is a two-day event drawing hundreds to the Old Town neighborhood for live polka music, authentic German food and world-renowned German-style beer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oldtownoktoberfest.com/ |title=Old Town Oktoberfest – OTCA |work=oldtownoktoberfest.com |access-date=December 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204032020/http://www.oldtownoktoberfest.com/ |archive-date=December 4, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

It was announced in May 2007 that the city would host "Blues on the Square", a series of summertime blues concerts featuring national acts Thursday nights along Washington Square in downtown Lansing. In 2008 the event regularly drew crowds over 500.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-1144-lansing-warms-up-to-the-blues-with-summer-series.html |title=Lansing warms up to the blues with summer series |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129211925/http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-1144-lansing-warms-up-to-the-blues-with-summer-series.html |archive-date=January 29, 2009 |work=CityPulse |first=Eric |last=Gallippo |date=June 20, 2007}}</ref>

The [[Common Ground Music Festival|Common Ground Festival]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.commongroundfest.com/ |title=Common Ground Music Festival |access-date=August 5, 2006 |archive-date=August 13, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813083916/http://www.commongroundfest.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref> is a musical event held over a week every July at the Adado Riverfront Park in downtown Lansing pulling in crowds over 90,000 for the week. It began in 2000 and replaced the Michigan Festival that was held in nearby East Lansing. It has a wide range of musical acts. In 2008 acts included [[Staind]], [[Drowning Pool]], [[Sammy Hagar]], [[The Hard Lessons]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[REO Speedwagon]], [[Kellie Pickler]], [[Seether]] and [[Trace Adkins]]. 2012 acts included [[The Flaming Lips]], [[Man Man]], [[Motion City Soundtrack]], [[Joshua Davis (fiddler)|Joshua Davis]], [[mewithoutyou]], with local ensembles [https://www.facebook.com/517luvs/ The Lansing Unionized Vaudeville Spectacle] and [https://www.facebook.com/vandalaymusic/ Vandalay] on the bill.

Every year ''[[City Pulse]]'' names the "Top Original Act" in the Top of the Town Awards. The 2010 winner was Eastside neighborhood native indie rock band Loune.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-2806-best-music.html |title=Top of the Town Awards- City Pulse |access-date=April 8, 2010 |last=Pulse |first=City S |work=Best Music |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514145654/http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-2806-best-music.html |archive-date=May 14, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The 2011 winner was pop punk act Frank and Earnest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-5550-top-of-the-town-awards.html |title=Top of the town awards |work=City Pulse |date=March 2, 2011 |access-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801051401/http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-5550-top-of-the-town-awards.html |archive-date=August 1, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On June 23, 2018, [[REO Town]] hosted the [https://www.facebook.com/threestacksfest/ Three Stacks Music Festival] featuring [[Against Me!]], [[Murder by Death]], Pup, mewithoutyou, Screaming Females, Camp Cove, Petal, Oceanator, City Mouse, Worn Spirit, Stefanie Haapala, Ness Lake, and Secret Forte.

Other notable Lansing musicians include [https://www.facebook.com/tellyomama/ Tell Yo Mama] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511183858/https://www.facebook.com/tellyomama |date=May 11, 2021 }}, [https://www.facebook.com/RootDoctorBand/?ref=br_rs Root Doctor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404065504/https://www.facebook.com/RootDoctorBand/?ref=br_rs |date=April 4, 2023 }}, [https://www.facebook.com/Jen-Sygit-134728803232708/ Jen Sygit], [https://www.facebook.com/JamesGardinMusic/ James Gardin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910043656/https://www.facebook.com/jamesgardinmusic |date=September 10, 2020 }}, [https://www.facebook.com/The-Further-Adventures-of-FatBoy-and-JiveTurkey-204570717258/ The Further Adventures of Fat Boy and the Jive Turkeys] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430013646/https://www.facebook.com/The-Further-Adventures-of-FatBoy-and-JiveTurkey-204570717258/ |date=April 30, 2021 }}, [https://www.facebook.com/ProfessorsofJazz/ MSU Professors of Jazz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404065509/https://www.facebook.com/ProfessorsofJazz/ |date=April 4, 2023 }}, [https://www.facebook.com/joehertlermusic/ Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213123153/https://www.facebook.com/joehertlermusic/ |date=February 13, 2021 }}, [https://www.facebook.com/TheJahshuaSmith/ Jahshua Smith], [https://www.facebook.com/BlatPack/ BLAT! Pack] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430055805/https://www.facebook.com/BlatPack/ |date=April 30, 2021 }}, [https://www.facebook.com/IWBLLC/ Deacon Earl] and [[Frontier Ruckus]].

==Points of interest==
[[File:71msc 1.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Michigan State Capitol]] ]]

===Farmers' markets===
[[File:Farmers Market in Lansing Michigan.jpg|thumb|Farmers' market in Lansing]]
Lansing has several [[farmers' market]]s throughout the city in the summer months. These markets include the Allen Street Farmer's Market<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allenneighborhoodcenter.org/farm_market.html |title=Market Alert: Free pumpkins for smoke-free homes! |work=allenneighborhoodcenter.org |access-date=August 8, 2008 |archive-date=July 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723215438/http://allenneighborhoodcenter.org/farm_market.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> on the city's eastside, the Westside Farmers' Market, the Old Town Farmer's Market, and the South Lansing Farmer's Market.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/South-Lansing-Farmers-Market/314810578575963 |title=South Lansing Farmers Market |work=Facebook |access-date=July 7, 2012 |archive-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101061807/https://www.facebook.com/pages/South-Lansing-Farmers-Market/314810578575963 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Libraries===
The [[Library of Michigan]] and Historical Center is a state library and research center. The library is one of the top five genealogical research facilities in the United States. The [[Capital Area District Library]] has 13 branches within Ingham County, some of these include the Main Library downtown, the Foster Library on the east side, and the South Lansing Library on the south side.

===Museums===
Lansing is home to a number of small, specialized museums:

*The [[Impression 5 Science Center]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.impression5.org/ |title=Impression 5 Science Center |work=impression5.org |access-date=July 25, 2007 |archive-date=July 12, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712220149/http://www.impression5.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref> is a children's science center located in a historic wagon works factory on the Grand River.
* The [[Library of Michigan|Michigan Library and Historical Center]] contains one of the 10 largest genealogy collections in the nation, has a museum dedicated to Michigan's history among other attractions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-54463_18595_18596-50965--,00.html |title=Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628231052/http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0%2C1607%2C7-153-54463_18595_18596-50965--%2C00.html |archive-date=June 28, 2014}}</ref>
*The [[Michigan Women's Hall of Fame]] is a museum dedicated to the historical accomplishments and achievements of Michigan women. The house is located directly south of downtown in the 1903-built Cooley-Haze House. The museum is surrounded by Cooley Gardens.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cooleygardens.org/ |title=Cooley Gardens |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016005243/http://www.cooleygardens.org/ |archive-date=October 16, 2015}}</ref>
* The [[R. E. Olds Transportation Museum]] is dedicated to the education of Lansing's role in the development of transportation, particularly the automobile.
* The [[Turner-Dodge House]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityoflansingmi.com/parks/tdodge/index.jsp |title=Turner-Dodge House |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129195727/http://www.cityoflansingmi.com/parks/tdodge/index.jsp |archive-date=January 29, 2013}}</ref> is a museum dedicated to Lansing's early pioneers. The museum sits in the [[Classical Revival]]-styled Turner-Dodge Mansion, built in 1858 for James and Marion Turner, and later by their daughter and her husband. It is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

===Theatre===
* The Riverwalk Theatre, (formerly the Okemos Barn Theatre),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Redman |first1=Bridgette |title=A holiday ballet tradition continues |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-holiday-ballet/139067247/ |work=Lansing State Journal |date=November 22, 2007 |page=16 |access-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119035026/https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-holiday-ballet/139067247/ |url-status=live}}</ref> the Lansing Civic Players,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lansingcivicplayers.org/ |title=Lansing Civic Players Web |access-date=May 8, 2007 |archive-date=June 25, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625093501/http://www.lansingcivicplayers.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and the now defunct BoarsHead Theater<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-4333-lights-out-for-boarshead-theater.html |title=Lights out for BoarsHead Theater |access-date=September 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831224555/http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-4333-lights-out-for-boarshead-theater.html |archive-date=August 31, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> are or were all located in downtown.
* [[Peppermint Creek Theatre Company]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peppermintcreek.org/ |title=peppermint creek theatre company |access-date=February 23, 2008 |archive-date=May 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508225006/http://www.peppermintcreek.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref> is a well established "new" theater company.
*Happendance, Michigan's longest-running professional [[modern dance]] company, has been based in Greater Lansing since 1976.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.happendance.org/ |title=Happendance Dance Studio – Happendance |website=www.happendance.org |access-date=September 24, 2018 |archive-date=September 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924190509/http://www.happendance.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
*The Greater Lansing [[Ballet company|Ballet Company]] is a [[ballet]] and [[dance company]].
* The Creole Gallery<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lansing.com/creolegallery/ |title=The Creole Gallery |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401212828/http://www.lansing.com/creolegallery/ |archive-date=April 1, 2009}}</ref> brings in various musicians and hosts the Icarus Falling Theater group.

===Potter Park Zoo===
{{main|Potter Park Zoo}}
The historic [[Potter Park Zoo]], located along the Red Cedar River in Lansing, is a 102-acre park that has more than 160 species of animals. The park holds numerous programs and events for children and families to enjoy. With annual attendance increasing every year since 2006 (110,167 in 2006, 137,237 in 2008, and 167,000 in 2009) there are $667,100 in capital improvements planned for 2009 including a giant walk-in aviary and a new female [[tiger]]. In 2009 the zoo began a $1.4 million renovation to its rhinoceros exhibit. This is in addition to $1.3 million spent on capital improvements in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rook |first=Christine |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-more-to-see/139067872/ |title=More to see, do at Lansing zoo |work=Lansing State Journal |date=March 26, 2009 |access-date=January 18, 2024 |page=1A |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119040651/https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-more-to-see/139067872/ |url-status=live}} [https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-zoo-director/139068042/ story continued on page 2A] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119040652/https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-zoo-director/139068042/ |date=January 19, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rook |first=Christine |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-potter-park/139067520/ |title=Potter Park scene bursts with birds |work=Lansing State Journal |date=June 15, 2010 |access-date=January 18, 2024 |page=1A |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119040653/https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-potter-park/139067520/ |url-status=live}} [https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-zoo/139067651/ story continued on page 2A] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119040654/https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-zoo/139067651/ |date=January 19, 2024 }}</ref> In 2011 the [[Black Rhino]] exhibit opened; and three [[tiger]] cubs were born. In 2016 a 3-acre [[moose]] exhibit opened in the park.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://potterparkzoo.org/history/ |title=History – Potter Park Zoo |website=potterparkzoo.org |access-date=September 24, 2018 |archive-date=May 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525063424/https://potterparkzoo.org/history/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Other area destinations===
In October 2009 the [[Wharton Center for Performing Arts]] completed a {{convert|24000|ft2|m2|sigfig=4}}, $18.5 million expansion and renovation,<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://news.msu.edu/story/6941/%26multi_media%3D3 |title=Wharton Center opens newly expanded, renovated facility |date=October 8, 2009 |publisher=Michigan State University |access-date=January 5, 2010 |archive-date=June 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613112831/http://news.msu.edu/story/6941/%26multi_media%3D3 |url-status=live}}</ref> having already spent over $1.3 million in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103030236/http://whartoncenter.com/support/capitalcampaign.aspx |archive-date=November 3, 2007 |url=http://whartoncenter.com/support/capitalcampaign.aspx |title=Capital Campaign |publisher=Wharton Center}}</ref> Many Broadway shows come to The Wharton Center before traveling to theaters in larger places such as Chicago.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2008/04/no-room-in-chic.html |title=Theater Loop – Chicago Tribune |author=Chrissie Dickinson |work=chicagotribune.com |date=November 17, 2023 |access-date=December 20, 2008 |archive-date=March 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330164251/http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2008/04/no-room-in-chic.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Kresge Art Museum]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://artmuseum.msu.edu/ |title=Kresge Art Museum – Home |work=msu.edu |access-date=August 5, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316072108/http://artmuseum.msu.edu/ |archive-date=March 16, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the MSU Museum,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museum.msu.edu/ |title=MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY – Museum |work=msu.edu |access-date=August 5, 2006 |archive-date=August 4, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060804152120/http://museum.msu.edu/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and the Abrams Planetarium<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/ |title=Abrams Planetarium |work=msu.edu |access-date=May 3, 2007 |archive-date=May 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505035535/http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> are highly acclaimed cultural destinations located on the [[campus of Michigan State University]] in East Lansing. In June 2007 MSU announced the plans to build a new [[Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum|art museum]] after a $26 million gift from Eli and Edythe Broad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://special.news.msu.edu/broadmuseum/ |title=Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118141027/http://special.news.msu.edu/broadmuseum/ |archive-date=November 18, 2011}}</ref> Internationally known Pritzker Prize winning architect [[Zaha Hadid]] of London won the design competition for the East Lansing museum that was completed in November 2012.

==Media==

===Newspapers and magazines===
* ''[[Lansing State Journal]]''
* ''[[City Pulse]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/ |title=City Pulse |work=lansingcitypulse.com |access-date=May 8, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060506072216/http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/ |archive-date=May 6, 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''The New Citizens Press''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tncp.net/ |title=The New Citizens Press – TNCP – Lansing Michigan News > Home |work=tncp.net |access-date=May 7, 2007 |archive-date=March 22, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322041129/http://www.tncp.net/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''Capital Gains Media''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://capitalgainsmedia.com/ |title=Lansing Area Capital Gains |work=Capital Gains |access-date=December 20, 2008 |archive-date=November 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108043915/http://www.capitalgainsmedia.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''Capital Area Women's Lifestyle Magazine''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cawlm.com/latest_issues.html |title=Capital Area Women's Lifestyle Magazine |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327060720/http://www.cawlm.com/latest_issues.html |archive-date=March 27, 2009}}</ref>
* ''The Greater Lansing Business Monthly''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lansingbusinessmonthly.com/ |title=Lansing Business Monthly – Small Business Blog Covering The Greater Lansing Area |website=www.lansingbusinessmonthly.com |access-date=September 24, 2018 |archive-date=October 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013032544/http://www.lansingbusinessmonthly.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''Greater Lansing Woman Magazine''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=glw |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110204161152/http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=glw |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 4, 2011 |title=Greater Lansing Woman |work=Lansing State Journal |date=September 24, 2012 |access-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref>
* ''The Hub''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hub.lsj.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821105039/http://hub.lsj.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 21, 2008 |title=the HUB is mid-Michigan's entertainment resource, brought to you by What's On and NOISE. |date=August 21, 2008 |access-date=September 24, 2018}}</ref>
* ''MIRS News-Michigan Information & Research Service''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mirsnews.com/welcome.php |title=MIRS News – Michigan Information & Research Service |work=mirsnews.com |access-date=December 22, 2008 |archive-date=January 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106033704/http://mirsnews.com/welcome.php |url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[The State News]]''
* ''Gongwer News Service''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gongwer.com/ |title=Gongwer News Service – Michigan |website=www.gongwer.com |access-date=September 24, 2018 |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906124804/http://www.gongwer.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''The Michigan Bulletin''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mibulletin.org/ |title=The Michigan Bulletin_Homepage |author=Vene T. Yates |work=mibulletin.org |access-date=October 6, 2010 |archive-date=December 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231051222/http://www.mibulletin.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''Patient In Charge Magazine''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.midmichiganpatient.com/ |title=脱毛ラボ銀座店の評判、口コミ |work=midmichiganpatient.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202113408/https://www.midmichiganpatient.com/ |archive-date=February 2, 2011}}</ref>

===Television===
Cable slots listed reflect the [[Comcast]] cable system in Lansing.

* [[WLNS-TV|WLNS]] 6 ([[CBS]]) (Cable 9)
* [[WILX-TV|WILX]] 10 ([[NBC]]) (Cable 4)
* [[WKAR-TV|WKAR]] 23 ([[PBS]]) (Cable 13) / DT2 ([[World (TV channel)|World]]) (Cable 20) / DT3 ([[Create (TV network)|Create]]) (Cable 18) / DT4 ([[PBS Kids]]) (Cable 293)
* [[WSYM-TV|WSYM]] 47 ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]) (Cable 7)
* [[WLAJ]] 53 ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]) (Cable 3) / [[WLAJ-DT2|DT2]] ([[The CW]]) (Cable 5)

===Radio===
Note: If the station has no city listed before the format, it is licensed to Lansing.
* 88.1 [[WLGH]] – ([[Leroy Township, Ingham County, Michigan|Leroy Township]], [[contemporary Christian]]) "[[Smile FM Michigan Radio Network|Smile FM]]"
* 88.5 [[WLGH|WJOM]] – (Eagle, [[contemporary Christian]]) "[[Smile FM Michigan Radio Network|Smile FM]]"
* 88.9 [[WDBM]] – ([[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing]], [[college]]/[[Michigan State University]]) "The Impact"
* 89.7 [[WLNZ]] – ([[public radio]]/[[Lansing Community College]])
* 90.5 [[WKAR-FM|WKAR]] – ([[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing]], [[public radio]]/[[Michigan State University]])
** Note: WKAR has an [[effective radiated power]] of 86,000 watts
* 91.3 [[WOES]] – ([[Ovid, Michigan|Ovid]], [[polka]]/Ovid-Elsie High School)
* 92.1 [[WQTX]] – ([[St. Johns, Michigan|St. Johns]], Classic Hip Hop/R&B) "The Hits That Power the Party...Stacks 92.1"
* 92.9 [[WLMI]] – ([[Grand Ledge, Michigan|Grand Ledge]], [[Classic Hits radio]]) "Lansing's Greatest Hits"
* 93.7 [[WBCT-FM]] – ([[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]], country) "B93"
** Note: WBCT has an [[effective radiated power]] 320,000 watts
* 94.1 [[WWDK]] – ([[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]], [[Classic Country]]) "94.1 Duke FM"
* 94.9 [[WMMQ]] – ([[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing]], [[classic rock]])
* 96.5 [[WQHH]] – ([[DeWitt, Michigan|DeWitt]], [[Mainstream Urban|urban]]) "Power 96.5"
* 97.5 [[WJIM-FM|WJIM]] – ([[Contemporary hit radio|CHR]]) "97-5 Now-FM"
* 99.1 [[WFMK]] – ([[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing]], [[adult contemporary]])
* 99.9 W260BX - (religious/southern gospel) "Family Life Radio" 
** Rebroadcasts WUNN 1110 AM. 
* 100.7 [[WITL-FM]] – ([[country music|country]]) "Whittle"
* 101.7 [[WHZZ]] – ([[adult hits]]) "Mike-FM"
* 105.7 [[WSRW-FM|WSRW]] – ([[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]], [[adult contemporary]]) "Star 105.7"
* 106.1 [[WJXQ]] – ([[Charlotte, Michigan|Charlotte]], [[active rock]]) "Q106"
* 107.3 [[WTNR (FM)|WTNR]] – (Greenville/[[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]], [[Country music|Country]])
* 730 AM [[WVFN]] – ([[East Lansing]], sports talk) "The Game"
* 870 AM [[WKAR (AM)|WKAR]] – ([[East Lansing]], [[National Public Radio|NPR]] news/talk)
* 1110 AM [[WUNN]] – ([[Mason, Michigan|Mason]], religious/southern gospel) "Family Life Radio" 
* 1180 AM [[WXLA]] – [[Dimondale, Michigan|Dimondale]], ([[adult standards]]) "Timeless Classics 1180"
* 1240 AM [[WJIM (AM)|WJIM]] – (news/talk) "Lansing's Big Talker"
* 1320 AM [[WILS]] – (news/talk) "More Compelling Talk Radio"
* 1390 AM [[WLCM]] – ([[Charlotte, Michigan|Charlotte]], religious)
* 1580 AM [[WWSJ]] – ([[St. Johns, Michigan|St. Johns]], [[urban contemporary gospel]]) "Joy 1580"
* 162.400 WXK81 – [[NOAA Weather Radio]] ([[Onondaga, Michigan|Onondaga]], weather)

Radio stations from Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Saginaw, and Flint can also be heard in the Lansing area.

==Sports==
{| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"
|- style="background:#adadad;"
|'''Club'''
|'''Sport'''
| '''League'''
| '''Venue'''
|'''Years of Existence'''
|-
|[[Lansing Lugnuts]]
|[[Baseball]]
|[[High-A Central]]
|[[Cooley Law School Stadium|Jackson Field]]
|1996–present
|-
|[[Michigan State Spartans]]
|[[College athletics in the United States|College athletics]]
|[[Big Ten Conference]]
|Various Stadiums
|-
|[[Lansing Community College]]
|[[College athletics in the United States|College athletics]]
|[[Michigan Community College Athletic Association]]
|-
|[[Lansing Roller Derby]]
|[[Roller derby]]
|[[Women's Flat Track Derby Association]]
|[[Lansing Center]]
|-
|Lansing Common FC
|[[Soccer]]
|[[Midwest Premier League]]
|Eastern Stadium
|2020–present
|}

The [[Lansing Lugnuts]] are a [[High-A Central]] league, [[Minor League Baseball]] team, currently affiliated with the [[Athletics (baseball)|Athletics]]. The team plays its home games at [[Cooley Law School Stadium|Jackson Field]], which was built at a cost of $12.7&nbsp;million and opened in 1996 in downtown Lansing. It was partially renovated in 2006. Jackson Field has a [[seating capacity]] of 11,215 fans, and was built to accommodate additional expansion. Previously known as ''Oldsmobile Park'', the facility was renamed ''Thomas M. Cooley Law School Stadium'' in April 2010, in reference to the park's new sponsor.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Domsic |first=Melissa |url=http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20100222/NEWS01/2220338 |title=Lugnuts ballpark soon will be Cooley Law School Stadium |work=Lansing State Journal |date=February 22, 2010 |access-date=February 22, 2010}}{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was renamed again to ''Jackson Field'' after a change in sponsorship to [[Jackson National Life]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zide |first=Jeffrey |title=Lansing Lugnuts stadium renamed to Jackson Field |date=September 2020 |url=https://www.wilx.com/2020/09/01/lansing-lugnuts-stadium-renamed-to-jackson-field/ |access-date=June 3, 2021 |publisher=WILX-TV |language=en |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428224547/https://www.wilx.com/2020/09/01/lansing-lugnuts-stadium-renamed-to-jackson-field/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Michigan State University]], located in [[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing]], is the largest university in the State of Michigan. MSU sponsors both men's and women's sports, usually competing as a member of the [[Big Ten Conference]]. The Spartans have won National Titles in Men's Basketball, Football, Men's Boxing, Men's Cross Country, Men's Gymnastics, Men's [[Ice hockey|Ice Hockey]], Men's Soccer, and Men's Wrestling.

[[Lansing Community College]] also sponsors many sports, competing as members of the [[Michigan Community College Athletic Association]]. The Stars have won [[NJCAA]] titles in the following sports: Women's Softball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Women's Marathon and Men's Marathon.

The Lansing area is also known for its many golf courses, with two courses owned by Michigan State University, four municipal courses, and many additional public and private courses in the area. The former Walnut Hills [[Country club|Country Club]] in nearby East Lansing formerly hosted the [[LPGA]]'s [[Oldsmobile Classic]] from 1992 to 2000. The Michigan PGA recently relocated from the [[Detroit]] area to [[Bath, Michigan]], which is on the northern edge of Lansing.

In the 1980s and 1990s Lansing was a major player in semi-pro football. The Lansing Crusaders won MFL/MCFL championships in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, and 1990. The team finished second in 1984, 1986, and 1991.

Other past sports teams include:
* Lansing – [[Michigan State League]] (baseball) – 1889–1890
* Lansing Senators – Michigan State League (baseball) – 1895 and 1902
** [[Southern Michigan League]] – 1907–1914
** [[Central League]] – 1921–1922
** renamed the Lansing Lancers – Michigan State League – 1940
** and then back as the Lansing Senators – Michigan State League – 1941
* Lansing Capitals – North American Basketball League – 1966–67 to 1967–68
* [[Lansing Lancers]] – [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]] – 1974–1975
* Capital City Cardinals – Michigan Charity Football League – 1980
* Lansing Crusaders – Michigan Charity Football League – 1980–1988
** Michigan Football League – 1989–1994
* Capital City Cowboys – Michigan Football League – 1992
* Capital City Stealth – Michigan Minor League Football – 2010–2019
* Lansing Ice Nuts – [[International Independent Hockey League]] – 2003–2004
* [[Lansing United]] – [[USL PDL]] – 2014–2018
* [[Lansing Ignite]] – [[USL League One]] – 2018–2019
* [[Lansing Sting]] – [[American Basketball Association]] – 2013–2014
* Lansing Hot Rods – [[Continental Indoor Lacrosse League]] – 2013–
* Lansing Pharaohs – [[The Basketball League (TBL)]] – 2022
* Capital City Savages – [[Women's Football Alliance]] – 2017–2023

==Transportation==

===Airports===
{{main|Capital Region International Airport}}
Scheduled commercial airline service is offered from [[Capital Region International Airport]] (formerly known as ''Capital City Airport'').<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flylansing.com/ |title=Fly Lansing. Close. Convenient. Committed. |work=flylansing.com |access-date=January 5, 2008 |archive-date=February 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206211604/http://www.flylansing.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Delta Air Lines]] maintains a route to [[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport|Detroit]], while [[American Airlines]] offers non-stop flights to both [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago O'Hare]] and [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington, D.C.]] Apple Vacations provides seasonal flights to [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún, Mexico]]; [[Sangster International Airport|Montego Bay, Jamaica]]; and [[Punta Cana International Airport|Punta Cana, Dominican Republic]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Apple Vacations |url=http://www.applevacations.com/flight-schedule/lan-lansing |title=Lansing, MI Flight Schedule |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724100143/http://www.applevacations.com/flight-schedule/lan-lansing/ |archive-date=July 24, 2012 |access-date=July 6, 2012}}</ref> [[UPS Airlines|UPS]] has a freight hub at Capital Region International Airport making up part of the 42 million pounds of annual cargo moving through the airport.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flylansing.com/Default.aspx?tabid=116 |title=Capital Region International Airport is Equipped to Meet the Demand for Air Freight Service |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307140552/http://www.flylansing.com/Default.aspx?tabid=116 |archive-date=March 7, 2012}}</ref> In 2008 the airport received a [[port of entry]] designation – known as ''[[Port Lansing]]'' – and now has a permanent customs facility, thus changing its name to reflect the port of entry status.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capitalgainsmedia.com/inthenews/port0206.aspx |title=Lansing Capital City Airport Attracts New Business As International Port of Entry |work=Capital Gains |access-date=March 14, 2009 |archive-date=May 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519025310/http://www.capitalgainsmedia.com/inthenews/port0206.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> The same year a {{convert|500|ft|m|adj=on}} extension to the largest of the three [[runway]]s – now {{convert|8506|ft|m|adj=on}} – was completed to allow for larger aircraft to use the airport.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://flylansing.com/news_and_events.aspx?mid=471&newsid471=20&Dewitt-Road-Opens-Friday-Following-Expansion-Of-Main-Runway-At-Capital-Region-International-Airport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203133601/http://flylansing.com/news_and_events.aspx?mid=471&newsid471=20&Dewitt-Road-Opens-Friday-Following-Expansion-Of-Main-Runway-At-Capital-Region-International-Airport |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 3, 2009 |title=Dewitt Road Opens Friday Following Expansion of Main Runway at Capital Region International Airport |date=February 3, 2009 |access-date=September 24, 2018}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|I|69}} runs from [[Indianapolis]] north to Lansing and east to [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]] and [[Port Huron, Michigan|Port Huron]], connecting to Canada.
*{{jct|country=USA|I|96}} runs from [[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]], past [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] and Lansing, to [[Detroit]].
*{{jct|country=USA|I|496|ndame1= Ransom E. Olds Freeway}} loops through downtown Lansing, connecting with I-96 on either end.
*{{jct|state=MI|BL| 69|dab1=Lansing}} is a loop route running through Lansing and [[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing]].
*{{jct|state=MI|BL|96|dab1=Lansing}} is a loop route running through Lansing.
*{{jct|state=MI|US|127}} is a north–south highway passing between the city and neighboring East Lansing, continuing northerly toward [[Clare, Michigan|Clare]] and [[Grayling, Michigan|Grayling]] and southerly toward [[Jackson, Michigan]], and into [[Ohio]].
*{{jct|state=MI|M|43}} (Saginaw Street/[[Grand River Avenue]])
*{{jct|state=MI|M|99}} (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard)

===Railways===
{{main|Michigan Services}}
* [[Amtrak]] provides intercity passenger rail service at a stop in nearby [[East Lansing (Amtrak station)|East Lansing]], on the ''[[Michigan Services|Blue Water]]'' line from [[Chicago]] to [[Port Huron, Michigan|Port Huron]].
* Three freight [[railroad]]s serve Lansing including [[Canadian National Railway]], [[CSX Transportation]], and the [[Jackson & Lansing Railroad]].

===Public transportation===
* [[Capital Area Transportation Authority|Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA)]] provides [[public transit]] bus service to the Lansing-East Lansing Metropolitan area on 33 routes. CATA boasts the second highest ridership in the state of [[Michigan]] after Detroit with 53,000 daily rides in September 2008 and 11,306,339 rides in fiscal year 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cata.org/AboutCATA/NewsInfo/tabid/82/newsid948/13/mid/948/CATA-Ridership-Sets-New-Records/Default.aspx |title=CATA News & Info – About CATA – CATA – Capital Area Transportation Authority |work=cata.org |access-date=March 5, 2009 |archive-date=May 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525004248/http://www.cata.org/AboutCATA/NewsInfo/tabid/82/newsid948/13/mid/948/CATA-Ridership-Sets-New-Records/Default.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> CATA also provides paratransit services through Spec-Tran and the "Night Owl". Also, the "Entertainment Express" (CATA route 4) runs Thursday through Saturday from 7 pm to 2 am connecting downtown Lansing's and East Lansing's entertainment districts. CATA won APTA's America's Best Transit Award in the medium-size category (4–30 million rides) in 2007. CATA has two transportation centers (CTC), one in downtown Lansing and one on the campus of Michigan State University. In 2010, a [http://www.cata.org/AboutCATA/NewsInfo/tabid/82/newsid948/76/mid/948/Does-CATA-study-point-to-Bus-Rapid-Transit-Light-Rail-or-Streetcar-/Default.aspx study] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615054238/http://www.cata.org/AboutCATA/NewsInfo/tabid/82/newsid948/76/mid/948/Does-CATA-study-point-to-Bus-Rapid-Transit-Light-Rail-or-Streetcar-/Default.aspx |date=June 15, 2016 }} was conducted to consider ways of enhancing the Lansing-to-East Lansing route (currently known as Route 1), with options including enhanced bus service, single-car trolley service and light rail service. (Heavy rail was eliminated as an option early in the process, with enhanced bus service eventually winning out.)
* [[Greyhound Lines]] provides [[Intercity bus|inter-city]] [[bus]] service. CATA and Greyhound are both located in the CATA Transportation Center (CTC) in downtown Lansing.
* Several [[taxicab]] companies serve the area. In 2001, Big Daddy Taxi opened using large vans to address the safety concerns of drunk driving and offered $3 rides for students of Michigan State University. In 2008 the Green Cab Company opened using Toyota Prius hybrid cars to provide "green" cabs to Lansing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capitalgainsmedia.com/devnews/cab0235.aspx |title=Southside Lansing Businessman Starts Green Taxi Cab Company |publisher=Capitalgainsmedia.com |date=September 10, 2008 |access-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-date=May 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501072448/http://www.capitalgainsmedia.com/devnews/cab0235.aspx/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* The [[Michigan Flyer]] provides bus service between Lansing and [[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport|Detroit Metro Airport]] 12 times daily, with a stop in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]] along the way.

===Bicycling===
* The {{convert|13|mi|km|adj=on}}, non-motorized [[Lansing River Trail]] runs along the Grand River and the Red Cedar River, running as far east as Michigan State University, and passes Potter Park Zoo, the [[Capitol Loop]], and several other destinations of interest, and as far west as Moores Park. The trail is accessible at many points along it, some with car parking lots. The trails breadth is extended from time to time. Currently, the trailheads are:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lansingrivertrail.org/Lansing-River-Trail-Map.pdf |title=Map |access-date=November 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218123031/http://lansingrivertrail.org/Lansing-River-Trail-Map.pdf |archive-date=February 18, 2015}}</ref> North – Dietrich Park; East – Kircher Park; South – Maguire Park; West – Moores Park. All segments are hard-surfaced. The River Trail connects to other pathways/trails in the Lansing-metro area: East – Michigan State University path system; South – Sycamore Trail. Since the trail follows a river, most street crossings use platforms under existing street bridges to provide an uncommon amount of grade separation, to the benefit of both trail users and automobile traffic. As of February 2015, the River Trail is under construction to add paths as far as Holt.

==Utilities==
Water supply, power and steam are municipally owned utilities which are provided by [[Lansing Board of Water & Light]]. In 2008 the Lansing BWL constructed Michigan's largest solar array towards the goal of increasing renewable energy in the energy grid.<ref>{{cite web |author=Brad Garmon |url=https://www.secondwavemedia.com/capitalgains/features/green0248.aspx |title=Top 10 of Green |publisher=Capitalgainsmedia.com |date=December 17, 2008 |access-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305074629/http://www.secondwavemedia.com/capitalgains/features/green0248.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref>

Natural gas is provided by [[Consumers Energy]].

==Notable people==
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Joel Bakan]], [[Law of Canada|Canadian law]] professor and documentary filmmaker
* [[Ray Stannard Baker]], journalist and author
* [[L. Anna Ballard]], first female medical physician in Lansing, Michigan
* [[Ricky Berry]], [[NBA]] player for [[Sacramento Kings]]
* [[Lingg Brewer]], politician and educator
* [[Sabu (wrestler)|Terry Brunk]], ex-[[WWE]], [[ECW (WWE)|ECW]], [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]]/[[WCW]] professional wrestler known as "Sabu"
* [[Timothy Busfield]], actor and director, ''[[thirtysomething (TV series)|thirtysomething]]'', ''[[Field of Dreams]]'', ''[[The West Wing]]''
* [[Charles G. Callard]], co-founder of Callard Madden & Associates and a pioneer developer of corporate valuation models
* [[Candi Carpenter]], country singer & songwriter
* [[Jim Cash]], screenwriter of ''[[Top Gun]]'' and other commercially successful films
* [[Carolyn Cassady]], writer, wife of [[beat generation]] icon [[Neal Cassady]]
* [[Ian Conyers]], former member of the Michigan State Senate
*[[Alva M. Cummins]], lawyer and 1922 Democratic nominee for Governor of Michigan<ref>{{cite web |url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cummins-cunneen.html |title=Cummins to Cunningam |publisher=[[Political Graveyard]] |access-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921072647/https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cummins-cunneen.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Doc Corbin Dart]], singer of punk band [[The Crucifucks]]
* [[DJ Infamous]], hip-hop DJ
* [[Tony Earl]], former Governor of [[Wisconsin]]
* [[Ed Emshwiller]], [[Visual arts|visual artist]] and founder of [[California Institute of the Arts|CalArts]] [[computer animation]] Lab
* [[Rashad Evans]], [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] fighter
* [[David Fairchild]], [[botanist]]
* [[Ed Farhat]], professional wrestler known as "The Sheik"
* [[Jonathan Farwell]], actor
* [[Bryn Forbes]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball player
* [[Chris Hansen]], ''[[Dateline NBC]]'' correspondent
* [[Thom Hartmann]], [[Talk radio|radio talk-show]] host and author
* [[Ahney Her]], actress, ''[[Gran Torino (film)|Gran Torino]]''<ref>{{cite news |first=Rachel |last=Recker |title=Gran Torino actress Ahney Her returns to Michigan for opening night |url=http://www.mlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2009/01/gran_torino_actress_ahney_her_1.html |work=[[The Grand Rapids Press]] |date=January 9, 2009 |access-date=January 11, 2009 |archive-date=January 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122150458/http://www.mlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2009/01/gran_torino_actress_ahney_her_1.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Joel Higgins]], actor, graduated from Michigan State
* [[Andy Hilbert]], [[National Hockey League|NHL]] hockey player
* [[Keiffer Hubbell]], figure skater
* [[Madison Hubbell]], figure skater
* [[Steve Huffman]], American entrepreneur and web developer, CEO and co-founder of Reddit
* [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]], film writer and director, born in Lansing
* [[Carol Hutchins]], softball [[National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]]
* [[Kevin Jackson]], [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalist and two-time [[World Wrestling Championships|World Champion]] in [[freestyle wrestling]]
* [[Magic Johnson]], [[Michigan State University]] and [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball star
* [[Jacquelyn Kelley]], [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]] player
* [[Michael Kimball]], novelist
* [[Lisa Kron]], theatre actress and [[playwright]]
* [[Matthew Lillard]], actor
* [[Dean Look]], football player and official
* [[Malcolm X]], [[human rights]] activist
* [[Jef Mallett]], creator and artist of the [[comic strip]] ''[[Frazz]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capitalgainsmedia.com/features/fraz0202.aspx |last=Gwizdz |first=Bob |title=The Frazz of Lansing with Jef Mallett, cartooning genius |work=Capital Gains |date=January 16, 2008 |access-date=July 24, 2009 |archive-date=May 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517143054/http://www.capitalgainsmedia.com/features/fraz0202.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Suzanne Malveaux]], [[CNN]] television news reporter
* [[Teal Marchande]], actress 
* [[Todd Martin]], tennis player
* [[Pop McKale]], athlete and coach; [[University of Arizona]] arena bears his name
* [[Drew Miller]], [[National Hockey League|NHL]] hockey player
* [[Kelly Miller (ice hockey b. 1963)|Kelly Miller]], [[National Hockey League|NHL]] player
* [[Kip Miller]], [[National Hockey League|NHL]] player, 1990 recipient of [[Hobey Baker Memorial Award]]
* [[Ryan Miller]], [[National Hockey League|NHL]] and Olympic hockey player
* [[Muhsin Muhammad]], [[National Football League|NFL]] football player
* [[Needlz]], hip-hop and rap producer
* [[Ransom E. Olds]], automobile manufacturer, founded [[Oldsmobile|Olds Motor Vehicle Company]]
* [[Larry Page]], co-founder of [[Google]].com
* [[DJ Perry]], film writer, actor and director, born in Lansing
* [[Wally Pipp]], former Baseball player and member of the New York Yankees
* [[Alice Pollitt]], [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]] player
* [[Corey Potter]], [[National Hockey League|NHL]] hockey player
* [[Merv Pregulman]], [[National Football League|NFL]] player for [[Green Bay Packers]], [[Detroit Lions]]
* [[Dan Price]], co-founder and CEO of [[Gravity Payments]]
* [[Greg Raymer]], [[2004 World Series of Poker]] champion
* [[Carl Benton Reid]], actor
* [[Burt Reynolds]], Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe award-winning actor, born and raised in Lansing
* [[Vic Saier]], [[MLB]] player
* [[Steven Seagal]], actor and martial artist, born in Lansing
* [[Frederic L. Smith]], co-founder of [[General Motors]], born in Lansing
* [[John Smoltz]], [[MLB]] pitcher, 1996 [[Cy Young Award]] winner, Hall of Famer
* [[Lori Nelson Spielman]], author of the [[bestseller]] ''Life List'' 
* [[Debbie Stabenow]], [[U.S. senator]]
* [[Gary Starkweather]], inventor of the [[laser printer]]
* [[Billy Strings]], guitarist and [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] musician
* [[Marcus Taylor]], professional basketball player
* [[George Teague]], NFL player for Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins
* [[Mark Turcotte]], Ojibwe poet and writer
* [[Denzel Valentine]], professional basketball player
* [[Jay Vincent]], professional basketball player
* [[Sam Vincent (basketball)|Sam Vincent]], professional basketball player
* [[Gretchen Whitmer]], Governor of Michigan and former Minority Leader of the Michigan State Senate
* [[Howard Wolpe]], Congressman who was a Lansing resident during his term in office.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Barone |first1=Michael |author-link1=Michael Barone (pundit) |last2=Ujifusa |first2=Grant |title=The Almanac of American Politics 1988 |publisher=[[National Journal]] |year=1987 |page=588 |title-link=The Almanac of American Politics}}</ref>
* [[Lebbeus Woods]], architect
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==International relations==

===Sister cities===
Lansing's [[sister cities]] are:<ref name=sisters>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=http://thelansingsistercities.org/ |publisher=Lansing Regional Sister Cities Commission |access-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430041244/http://thelansingsistercities.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

*{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Akuapim South Municipal District|Akuapim South District]], Eastern Region, Ghana
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Asan]], Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Guadalajara]], Jalisco, Mexico
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ōtsu]], Shiga, Japan
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pianezza]], Piedmont, Italy
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Saltillo]], Coahuila, Mexico
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sanming]], Fujian, China

Lansing was a sister city of [[Kubyashi District]] in [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia. The agreement began in 1992 and ended in practice when a change to the political structure of Saint Petersburg cancelled the district. The relations were officially severed by Lansing in 2013 as a protest of the laws against [[LGBT rights in Russia]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Howell |first=Brandon |title=Lansing Regional Sister Cities Commission: There are no ties with St. Petersburg, Russia to sever |url=http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2013/08/lansing_regional_sister_cities.html |access-date=August 14, 2013 |newspaper=MLive |date=August 14, 2013 |archive-date=August 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818200526/http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2013/08/lansing_regional_sister_cities.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Friendship cities===
Lansing's friendship cities are:<ref name=sisters/>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cosenza]], Calabria, Italy
*{{flagicon|TZA}} [[Dar es Salaam]], Tanzania
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sakaide, Kagawa|Sakaide]], Kagawa, Japan<ref>{{cite web |title=友好都市 ランシング市 / City of Lansing |url=https://www.city.sakaide.lg.jp/soshiki/hisyokouhou/lansing.html |publisher=Sakaide |language=ja, en |access-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430041701/https://www.city.sakaide.lg.jp/soshiki/hisyokouhou/lansing.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
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* {{cite news |last=Balaskovitz |first=Andy |title=Despite hurdles, consolidating Lansing, East Lansing and Lansing Township makes sense |work=[[City Pulse|Lansing City Pulse]] |date=November 28, 2012 |at=News section}} Available on [[NewsBank]], Record Number: 33658e6f3e435749c466e59bf44dd1b692752.
* {{cite magazine |last=Dobberteen |first=Eric |date=Spring 2022 |title=Why Did a 'Howling Wilderness' Become Michigan's Capital? |magazine=Michigan Historical Review |pages=107–130 |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/853345 |via=Project MUSE |access-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428092514/https://muse.jhu.edu/article/853345 |url-status=live}} 
* {{cite magazine |last=Upton |first=William W. |date=Summer 1939 |title=Locating the Capital of the State of Michigan |magazine=Michigan History}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Aerni-Flessner |first1=John |last2=Marks-Wilt |first2=Claire |title=Digitally Documenting Urban Renewal in Lansing, 1930s-1960s |journal=Michigan Historical Review |volume=47 |issue=1 |year=2021 |issn=2327-9672 |doi=10.1353/mhr.2021.0004 |pages=63–92 |s2cid=235844101 |url=https://hcommons.org/deposits/download/hc:41128/CONTENT/aerni-flessner-marks-wilt-2021-michigan-historical-review.pdf/|url-access=subscription }}
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200331082913/https://www.lansingmi.gov/ City of Lansing official website]
* [http://www.lansing.org Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016003100/https://www.lansing.org/ |date=October 16, 2020 }}
* [https://archive.today/20130203172602/http://app.thearit.com/great-lakes-capital/greatlakescapitalfund.html Great Lakes Capital Fund] promotes affordable housing and [[community economic development]] activities in Lansing
* [http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/99999999/INTERACTIVE0101/91029003/ ''The Lansing Republican'', excerpts from 1859 editions]{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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* [[OpenStreetMap:Lansing, Michigan]]
{{Geographic location
|Center    = Lansing
|North     = [[DeWitt, Michigan|DeWitt]], [[St. Johns, Michigan|St. Johns]], [[Mt. Pleasant, Michigan|Mt. Pleasant]]
|Northeast = [[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing]],<br />[[Owosso, Michigan|Owosso]], [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]]
|East      = [[Okemos, Michigan|Okemos]], [[Williamston, Michigan|Williamston]]
|Southeast = [[Howell, Michigan|Howell]], [[Brighton, Michigan|Brighton]],<br />[[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], [[Detroit]]
|South     = [[Mason, Michigan|Mason]], [[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]]
|Southwest = [[Charlotte, Michigan|Charlotte]], [[Battle Creek, Michigan|Battle Creek]],<br />[[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]]
|West      = [[Grand Ledge, Michigan|Grand Ledge]], [[Hastings, Michigan|Hastings]]
|Northwest = [[Portland, Michigan|Portland]], [[Ionia, Michigan|Ionia]],<br />[[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]]
}}

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