Lansing, IL
| Lansing, Illinois | |
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| Village | |
| Village of Lansing, Illinois | |
Ridge Road in downtown Lansing
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| Motto: "A community of pride, progress, and possibilities" | |
 Location of Lansing in Cook County, Illinois. |
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.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 41°33′57″N 87°32′45″W / 41.56583°N 87.54583°WCoordinates: 41°33′57″N 87°32′45″W / 41.56583°N 87.54583°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Townships | Thornton, Bloom |
| Incorporated | 1893 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Trustee |
| • Mayor | Patty Eidam |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.52 sq mi (19.47 km2) |
| • Land | 7.46 sq mi (19.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) 0.88% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 28,331 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 28,086 |
| • Density | 3,764.37/sq mi (1,453.46/km2) |
| Up 0.88% from 1990 | |
| Standard of living (2009-11) | |
| • Per capita income | $24,329 |
| • Median home value | $148,500 |
| ZIP code(s) | 60438 |
| Area code(s) | 708 |
| Geocode | 42028 |
| FIPS code | 17-42028 |
| Website | villageoflansing |
Lansing is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Lansing is a southern suburb of Chicago. The population was 28,331 at the 2010 census.
Lansing is located at 41°33′57″N 87°32′45″W / 41.56583°N 87.54583°W (41.565785, -87.545791). It is 6.9 miles (11.1 km) south of the Chicago city limits at 138th Street, and 25.6 miles (41.2 km) from the Chicago Loop. Lansing is bordered by Glenwood and Thornton to the west, Calumet City and South Holland to the north, Lynwood to the south, and by Munster and Hammond in Indiana to the east.
According to the 2010 census, Lansing has a total area of 6.848 square miles (17.74 km2), of which 6.79 square miles (17.59 km2) (or 99.15%) is land and 0.058 square miles (0.15 km2) (or 0.85%) is water. Lansing sits on the Calumet Shoreline, an ancient shoreline of Lake Michigan. This shoreline runs along Ridge Road.
The current Mayor of Lansing is Patty Eidam. The Village Clerk is Vivian Payne. The Village administrator is Dan Podgorski.
Lansing is represented in the in the United States Congress by Representative Robin Kelly, of Illinois' 2nd congressional district, as well as Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth in the United States Senate.
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