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Definition: Lansing |
LansingNoun1. Capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand river. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Lansing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1915. (references) |
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Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America:
- Lansing, Illinois
- Lansing, Kansas
- Lansing, Michigan
- Lansing, North Carolina
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lansing."
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Lansing is a town located in Tompkins County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 10,521.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 181.1 km² (69.9 mi²). 157.3 km² (60.7 mi²) of it is land and 23.9 km² (9.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 13.17% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 10,521 people, 4,374 households, and 2,668 families residing in the town. The population density is 66.9/km² (173.3/mi²). There are 4,634 housing units at an average density of 29.5 persons/km² (76.3 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 84.09% White, 4.09% African American, 0.19% Native American, 8.86% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 2.01% from two or more races. 2.35% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 4,374 households out of which 30.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% are married couples living together, 7.6% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 39.0% are non-families. 30.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.33 and the average family size is 2.95. In the town the population is spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.6 males. The median income for a household in the town is $48,250, and the median income for a family is $59,758. Males have a median income of $38,146 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the town is $25,634. 6.7% of the population and 4.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.1% are under the age of 18 and 3.1% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lansing (town), New York."
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Lansing is a village located in Tompkins County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 3,417.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 12.0 km² (4.6 mi²). 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.0 km² (0.0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.22% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 3,417 people, 1,620 households, and 808 families residing in the village. The population density is 286.2/km² (740.7/mi²). There are 1,705 housing units at an average density of 142.8 persons/km² (369.6 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 68.01% White, 5.12% African American, 0.23% Native American, 22.51% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.40% from other races, and 2.66% from two or more races. 3.54% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,620 households out of which 23.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% are married couples living together, 6.0% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 50.1% are non-families. 38.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.06 and the average family size is 2.82. In the village the population is spread out with 18.9% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 41.1% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.0 males. The median income for a household in the village is $38,185, and the median income for a family is $48,167. Males have a median income of $41,650 versus $31,181 for females. The per capita income for the village is $29,047. 12.3% of the population and 9.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.5% are under the age of 18 and 1.6% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lansing (village), New York."
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Lansing is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 28,332.Geography
Lansing is located at 41°33'57" North, 87°32'45" West (41.565785, -87.545791)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 17.7 km² (6.8 mi²). 17.5 km² (6.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.88% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 28,332 people, 11,416 households, and 7,774 families residing in the village. The population density is 1,618.2/km² (4,188.7/mi²). There are 11,748 housing units at an average density of 671.0/km² (1,736.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 85.75% White, 10.69% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.54% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. 5.73% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 11,416 households out of which 30.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% are married couples living together, 11.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% are non-families. 27.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.48 and the average family size is 3.06. In the village the population is spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.0 males. The median income for a household in the village is $47,554, and the median income for a family is $56,901. Males have a median income of $45,186 versus $29,152 for females. The per capita income for the village is $22,547. 5.4% of the population and 3.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.7% are under the age of 18 and 3.9% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lansing, Illinois."
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Lansing is a city located in Allamakee County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,012.
Geography
Lansing is located at 43°21'41" North, 91°13'24" West (43.361525, -91.223378)1.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.2 mi²). 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 7.69% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,012 people, 441 households, and 258 families residing in the city. The population density is 361.8/km² (939.4/mi²). There are 573 housing units at an average density of 204.8/km² (531.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 99.01% White, 0.10% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.There are 441 households out of which 22.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% are married couples living together, 7.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% are non-families. 37.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 19.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.17 and the average family size is 2.87.
In the city the population is spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 27.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 46 years. For every 100 females there are 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $29,482, and the median income for a family is $34,519. Males have a median income of $26,510 versus $17,596 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,372. 6.8% of the population and 4.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 1.7% are under the age of 18 and 12.4% are 65 or older.
External Links
- [| Lansing on AreaGuides.net]
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lansing, Iowa."
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Lansing is a city located in Leavenworth County, Kansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 9,199.Geography
Lansing is located at 39°14'55" North, 94°53'31" West (39.248689, -94.891880)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.4 km² (8.6 mi²). 22.1 km² (8.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.50% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 9,199 people, 2,435 households, and 1,913 families residing in the city. The population density is 416.9/km² (1,080.1/mi²). There are 2,548 housing units at an average density of 115.5/km² (299.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 80.95% White, 12.46% African American, 1.22% Native American, 1.33% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 1.34% from other races, and 2.55% from two or more races. 3.85% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 2,435 households out of which 42.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% are married couples living together, 9.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% are non-families. 18.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.79 and the average family size is 3.17. In the city the population is spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 38.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 164.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 184.9 males. The median income for a household in the city is $60,994, and the median income for a family is $65,639. Males have a median income of $36,326 versus $28,315 for females. The per capita income for the city is $21,655. 2.4% of the population and 1.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 1.5% are under the age of 18 and 3.5% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lansing, Kansas."
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Lansing is the capital of Michigan, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 119,128. It is located in Ingham County.
Geography
The city is located in the southern part of the lower peninsula where the Grand River meets the Red Cedar River.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 91.3 km² (35.2 mi²). 90.8 km² (35.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.57% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 119,128 people, 49,505 households, and 28,366 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,312.3/km² (3,399.0/mi²). There are 53,159 housing units at an average density of 585.6/km² (1,516.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 65.28% 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. 9.98% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.There are 49,505 households out of which 30.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% are married couples living together, 17.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 42.7% are non-families. 33.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.39 and the average family size is 3.08.
In the city the population is 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 are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $34,833, and the median income for a family is $41,283. Males have a median income of $32,648 versus $27,051 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,924. 16.9% of the population and 13.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 23.2% are under the age of 18 and 9.0% are 65 or older.
Economy
- As the state capital, the state employs many in the area.
- General Motors has several manufacturing plants in and around the city.
Law and Government
- An elected Mayor leads the city government.
- A city council is comprised of representatives of individual wards and at-large members.
History
- 1847 - The state capital is moved from Detroit to Lansing Township.
- 1859 - The City of Lansing is officially incorporated.
- 1879 - New State Capitol dedicated. The structure cost $1,510,130.
Colleges and Universities
- Lansing Community College
Sports Teams
- The Lansing Lugnuts is a Minor League Baseball team.
External link
- The city's official website is http://www.cityoflansingmi.com/
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lansing, Michigan."
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Lansing is a town located in Ashe County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 151.Geography
Lansing is located at 36°29'57" North, 81°30'35" West (36.499091, -81.509617)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²). 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 151 people, 69 households, and 38 families residing in the town. The population density is 153.4/km² (396.9/mi²). There are 83 housing units at an average density of 84.3/km² (218.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 100.00% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 69 households out of which 27.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.2% are married couples living together, 17.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 43.5% are non-families. 42.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 26.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.19 and the average family size is 3.03. In the town the population is spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 75.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 72.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $18,125, and the median income for a family is $26,563. Males have a median income of $21,250 versus $18,571 for females. The per capita income for the town is $11,560. 17.3% of the population and 9.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 31.0% are under the age of 18 and 23.9% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lansing, North Carolina."
Synonym: LansingSynonym: capital of Michigan (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Lansing |
| Specialty definitions using "Lansing": Pithom, Polioviruses, Human 1-3. (references) |
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Clever | Lansing Residents Can Drop Off Trees (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Intimate Portrait: Sherry Lansing (2002) Laura Lansing Slept Here (1988) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Beginning a spur line into Mokuaweoweo Crater Leveling in support of gravity operations on Mauna Loa Party of Lansing Simmons. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | The last setup on the summit of Mauna Loa Party of Lansing Simmons. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Hardware fragments. Measured drawing delineated by Frederic Lansing, 1936. (Reproduction Number: HABS NJ-16, sheet 27 of 27) The wrought-iron hardware depicted in this HABS drawing comes from a Dutch Colonial house built sometime between 1677 and 1720 by David des Marest, a French Huguenot and immigrant to the American Colonies from the Netherlands. The hinges may have been part of the original building or may have been added later as part of an improvement project during the colonial period. The stone pestle for grinding and the wrought-iron fire tongs and horse's bit were also found around the house. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Administration Building, Michigan Department of Health, Lansing, Michigan. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | The Capitol, Lansing, Mich. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Driveway, Michigan Agricultural College (Michigan State University), East Lansing, Mich. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | In a big automobile plant changing over to production of shells, this "Cat Skinner" (tractor operator) was kept busy for some time pulling, turning and bulldozing machines into new location. Oldsmobile, Lansing, Michigan. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | A line of forges that seem endless is turning out a stream of shells that is endless. The auto manufacturing plant that used these same forges for car parts is now on a full wartime production basis. Oldsmobile, Lansing, Michigan. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | 28th Division exibition [sic] bayonet drill in honor Sect. Lansing, Camp Hancock, Ga., Capt. Ryan, Division Supt., Capt. Stackpole, Division Instructor. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Nursery Dept., M.A.C., Lansing, Michigan. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Health | The anthrax vaccine is manufactured and distributed by BioPort, Corporation, Lansing, Michigan. (references) | |
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| "Lansing" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Lansing" is used about 13 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 13 | 97,576 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Lansing" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Lansing | Last name | 1,000 | 9,541 |
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1. Lansing, IA (city, FIPS 43275) 2. Lansing, IL (village, FIPS 42028) 3. Lansing, KS (city, FIPS 38650) 4. Lansing, MI (city, FIPS 46000) 5. Lansing, NC (town, FIPS 36960) 6. Lansing, NY (village, FIPS 41223) 7. Lansing, WV |
Expressions using "Lansing": East Lansing ♦ lansing il. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
lansing mi | 2,457 | lansing michigan real estate | 43 |
east lansing michigan | 987 | lansing escort | 42 |
altec lansing | 890 | lansing ks | 41 |
lansing state journal | 818 | city of east lansing | 39 |
lansing community college | 502 | lansing ny | 38 |
lansing michigan | 359 | altec lansing 621 | 37 |
lansing | 336 | real estate east lansing | 36 |
lansing lugnuts | 270 | lansing newspaper | 35 |
lansing il | 145 | altec lansing 2100 | 34 |
city of lansing | 101 | 5100 altec lansing | 33 |
altec lansing speaker | 90 | lansing illinois | 32 |
east lansing | 80 | east lansing hotel | 31 |
lansing hotel | 65 | altec lansing 251 | 31 |
lansing airport | 64 | altec lansing driver | 29 |
joi lansing | 63 | lansing job | 29 |
lansing school district | 62 | city of lansing michigan | 29 |
real estate lansing | 62 | common ground lansing | 29 |
altec lansing 641 | 55 | robert lansing | 29 |
lansing mall | 50 | east lansing apartment | 29 |
lansing rona | 49 | lansing sherry | 28 |
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| Language | Translations for "Lansing"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 兰辛. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ansinglay.(various references) | |
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Misspellings | |
"Lansing" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Alyansang, Lanting, Lanzin, Lenzing, Manseng, Mansing. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: linsang. | |
| Words within the letters "a-g-i-l-n-n-s" | |
-1 letter: algins, aligns, lasing, liangs, ligans, lingas, saning, signal. | |
-2 letters: algin, align, anils, gains, glans, glias, liang, ligan, linga, lings, linns, nails, slain, slang, sling, snail. | |
-3 letters: agin, ails, ains, anil, anis, gain, gals, gins, glia, inns, lags, lain, lang, ling, linn, lins, nags, nail, nans, nils, sail, sain, sang, sial, sign, sing, slag. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-g-i-l-n-n-s" | |
+1 letter: anglings, eanlings, landings, leanings, linsangs, loanings, sandling, slanging, slanting, snailing, snarling. | |
+2 letters: analysing, anilingus, bantlings, cleansing, enslaving, ganglions, gantlines, gleanings, handlings, hangnails, hanseling, islanding, learnings, mantlings, panelings, pangolins, plainsong, plankings, plannings, plantings, sandaling, sandlings, scantling, signaling, signalman, signalmen, snaffling, spangling, unlashing, unsealing, weanlings, yeanlings. | |
+3 letters: alignments, ankylosing, bengalines, blazonings, canalising, eglantines, enclasping, ensilaging, ensnarling, finalising, galantines, handseling, hanselling, inclasping, insolating, installing, insulating, langostino, lanuginous, leavenings, nasalising, nasalizing, panellings, penalising, plainsongs, planishing, salinizing, sandalling, sanderling, sanguinely, scandaling, scantlings, signalling, signalment, slackening, slandering, slanginess, slantingly, sneakingly, spanceling, strangling, unclasping, unleashing, unpleasing, unsaddling, unsnarling. | |
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