Editing Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota

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'''Lansing Township''' is a [[township (United States)|township]] in [[Mower County, Minnesota|Mower County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 1,292 at the 2000 census. The largest city contained partially within the township is [[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]] with 23,314 people. The southern part of Austin is in [[Austin Township, Minnesota|Austin Township]]. Lansing Township also contains the town of [[Mapleview, Minnesota|Mapleview]] ([[population]] 189) and the [[unincorporated area]]s of [[Ramsey, Mower County, Minnesota|Ramsey]], Corning, and [[Lansing, Minnesota|Lansing]].

==History==
Lansing Township was organized in 1858, and named after [[Lansing, Michigan]] and as a tribute to [[Alanson B. Vaughan]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n379 360]}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|32.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|32.2|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}  (0.28%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,292 people, 488 households, and 374 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|40.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 514 housing units at an average density of 15.9/sq&nbsp;mi (6.2/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the township was 97.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.70% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.31% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.62% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.93% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.47% of the population.

There were 488 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,911, and the median income for a family was $44,444. Males had a median income of $32,344 versus $25,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,301. About 9.7% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
===Alderson's Mill===<!-- This section is linked from [[Hormel]] -->
Simon and Sophia Alderson moved to [[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]] in 1866 from Council Hills Station, Illinois. In 1867 Simon built a [[flour mill]] containing just one run of [[Grinder (milling)#Buhrstone mill|buhr stones]] on the Cedar River. It was located on Water Street, the street that is now 4th St. NE in Austin. The [[Hormel]] company bought the mill in 1915 and used it to produce Hormel Minnesota Peerless [[flour]].  The mill burned to the ground in January, 1967.

===Andyville===
[[Andyville, Minnesota|Andyville]] is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] on [[U.S. Route 218#Minnesota|U.S. Route 218]], approximately three miles north of [[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]].

===Ramsey===
[[Image:Cedar River.jpg|thumb|The [[dam]] which forms the Ramsey Mill Pond, part of the [[Cedar River (Iowa River)|Cedar River]]|300px|right]]
[[Plat]]ted in 1873, [[Ramsey, Mower County, Minnesota|Ramsey]] is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] about a mile northeast of [[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]] near the Ramsey Golf Course. It was at the junction of two railroads and at one time a [[stagecoach]] service operated between Austin and the small community. Gregson's Mill was located on the Cedar River and Ramsey's other main attraction, "The Old Mill" [[restaurant]], is named to honor this time in the community's past. Ramsey Golf Course lies north of Ramsey Mill Pond. A [[dam]] was built for this [[pond]] and the old [[mill (grinding)|mill]] which used to be there. The old [[millstone]] can be found embedded in the [[fireplace]] of the course's [[Country club|clubhouse]].

==Cemeteries==
*Lansing Cemetery is located on the northern side of the northwest quadrant of section 11 of the township. It is directly south of Mower County Highway 2. Its oldest known [[burial]] dates to 1859.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}
[[Image:Oakwood Cemetery.jpg|thumb|Oakwood Cemetery in [[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]].|400px|right]]
*Oakwood Cemetery is located in section 34 of the township, directly across from the [[Holiday Inn]] in [[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]]. It is bounded on the south by [[Interstate 90]] and on the north by the town of [[Mapleview, Minnesota|Mapleview]]. With over 10,000 burials, it is the largest cemetery in Mower County.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} At one time it was three separate cemeteries. The northernmost was Cedar Cemetery and the southernmost Baudler Cemetery, with Old Oakwood Cemetery between them. Many of the [[poem]]s contained in [[Richard Eberhart]]'s 1947 work ''Burr Oaks'' were influenced by the area around this [[bur oak]]-filled cemetery.

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=Mill on the Willow: A History of Mower County, Minnesota|year=1984|author=Mower County History Committee|publisher=Graphic Pub. Co.|publication-place=Lake Mills, Iowa|lccn=84-062356|oclc=13009348}}
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