Lansing, Illinois | |
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 Ridge Road in downtown Lansing | |
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| Motto(s): "A community of pride, progress, and possibilities" | |
 Location of Lansing in Cook County, Illinois. | |
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| Coordinates:41°33′57″N87°32′45″W / 41.56583°N 87.54583°W /41.56583; -87.54583 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Townships | Thornton,Bloom |
| Incorporated | 1893 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Trustee |
| • Body | Board of Trustees |
| • Mayor | Brian Hardy |
| • Trustees | Saad Abbasy, Ernst Lamothe Jr., Amy Nommensen, Lionel Valencia, Micaela Smith, and Jerry Zeldenrust |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.52 sq mi (19.48 km2) |
| • Land | 7.46 sq mi (19.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.058 sq mi (0.15 km2) 0.88% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 29,076 |
| • Density | 3,896.4/sq mi (1,504.42/km2) |
| 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 inCook County, Illinois, United States. Lansing is asouth suburb ofChicago. The population was 29,076 at the 2020 census.[2]
The first family to settle in Lansing was that of August Hildebrandt in 1843. Henry, George, and John Lansing settled the area in 1846, which was incorporated in 1893. Early settlement in the village was primarily byDutch andGerman immigrants. Industrial development of the surrounding Calumet region attracted immigrants fromIreland andEastern Europe to the village in the 20th century. These settlement patterns are reflected in Lansing's current demographics; according to thecensus[3] the top five ancestries that were in Lansing in 2000 were German (17%), Polish (13%), Irish (13%), Dutch (11%), and Italian (7%). However, according to City-data.com 2016 estimates, these ancestries began to change in the mid-90s and early 2000s, when most residents were of African American ancestry (8,871), followed by Latinos (4,183), and Asian (Southeast Asian) (255).[4]
Lansing is 6.9 miles (11.1 km) south of the Chicago city limits at 138th Street, and 25.6 miles (41.2 km) from theChicago Loop.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lansing has a total area of 7.52 square miles (19.48 km2), of which 7.46 square miles (19.32 km2) (or 99.24%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.76%) is water.[5] Lansing sits on theCalumet Shoreline, an ancient shoreline of Lake Michigan.
Lansing is bordered bySouth Holland to the northwest,Calumet City to the north,Hammond to the northeast,Munster to the east and southeast,Lynwood to the south,Glenwood to the southwest, andThornton to the west.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 830 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,060 | 27.7% | |
| 1920 | 1,409 | 32.9% | |
| 1930 | 3,378 | 139.7% | |
| 1940 | 4,462 | 32.1% | |
| 1950 | 8,682 | 94.6% | |
| 1960 | 17,475 | 101.3% | |
| 1970 | 22,916 | 31.1% | |
| 1980 | 28,958 | 26.4% | |
| 1990 | 28,131 | −2.9% | |
| 2000 | 28,332 | 0.7% | |
| 2010 | 28,331 | 0.0% | |
| 2020 | 29,076 | 2.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2010[7] 2020[8] | |||
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[9] | Pop 2010[7] | Pop 2020[8] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 23,238 | 14,681 | 8,462 | 82.02% | 51.82% | 29.10% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 2,983 | 8,847 | 13,421 | 10.53% | 31.23% | 46.16% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 22 | 38 | 26 | 0.08% | 0.13% | 0.09% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 201 | 255 | 264 | 0.71% | 0.90% | 0.91% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.01% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 21 | 39 | 172 | 0.07% | 0.14% | 0.59% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 231 | 363 | 734 | 0.82% | 1.28% | 2.52% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,624 | 4,103 | 5,993 | 5.73% | 14.48% | 20.61% |
| Total | 28,332 | 28,331 | 29,076 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the2020 census[10] there were 29,076 people, 10,741 households, and 6,818 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,867.00 inhabitants per square mile (1,493.06/km2). There were 12,053 housing units at an average density of 1,603.01 per square mile (618.93/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 46.62%African American, 32.17%White, 0.72%Native American, 0.93%Asian, 0.02%Pacific Islander, 10.67% fromother races, and 8.88% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 20.61% of the population.
There were 10,741 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.18% were married couples living together, 22.04% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.52% were non-families. 31.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.87% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 2.56.
The village's age distribution consisted of 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $57,659, and the median income for a family was $70,775. Males had a median income of $47,236 versus $31,684 for females. Theper capita income for the village was $28,708. About 12.4% of families and 16.7% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
The current mayor of Lansing is Brian Hardy, while the board of trustees is composed of Saad Abbasy, Lionel Valencia, Ernst Lamothe Jr., Amy Nommensen, Micaela Smith, and Jerry Zeldenrust. Maureen Grady-Perovich is the Village Clerk.[11]
Lansing is represented in theUnited States Congress by RepresentativeRobin Kelly, ofIllinois's 2nd congressional district, as well as SenatorsDick Durbin andTammy Duckworth in theUnited States Senate.
Pace provides bus service connecting Lansing to destinations across theSouthland.[14]Lansing is also served by the Grand Trunk Western Main Line between Chicago and Port Huron.
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