Lansing, Illinois
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Lansing is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Lansing is a south suburb of Chicago. The population was 29,076 at the 2020 census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
[edit]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 by Dutch and German immigrants. Industrial development of the surrounding Calumet region attracted immigrants from Ireland and Eastern Europe to the village in the 20th century. These settlement patterns are reflected in Lansing's current demographics; according to the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> 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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
[edit]Lansing is Template:Convert south of the Chicago city limits at 138th Street, and Template:Convert from the Chicago Loop.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lansing has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert (or 99.24%) is land and Template:Convert (or 0.76%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">Template:Cite web</ref> Lansing sits on the Calumet Shoreline, an ancient shoreline of Lake Michigan.
Surrounding areas
[edit]Lansing is bordered by South 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, and Thornton to the west.
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Demographics
[edit]| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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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 or Alaska 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 or Pacific 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 the 2020 census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> there were 29,076 people, 10,741 households, and 6,818 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 12,053 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. 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% from other races, and 8.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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. The per capita income for the village was $28,708. About 12.4% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
Government
[edit]The current mayor of Lansing is Brian Hardy, while the board of trustees is composed of Saad Abbasy, Ernst Lamothe Jr., Amy Nommensen, Micaela Smith, and Jerry Zeldenrust. Maureen Grady-Perovich is the Village Clerk.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Lansing is represented in the United States Congress by Representative Robin Kelly, of Illinois's 2nd congressional district, as well as Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth in the United States Senate.
Education
[edit]- College
- Visible Music College Chicago Branch
- Public high schools
- Private high schools
- Public primary and middle schools
- Memorial Junior High School
- Nathan Hale Elementary School
- Heritage Middle School
- Oak Glen Elementary School
- Reavis Elementary School
- Coolidge Elementary School
- Private primary and middle schools
- Saint Ann Elementary School (Now defunct)
- Lansing Christian School<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Saint John Lutheran School (Now defunct)
- Eagle Academy<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Infrastructure
[edit]Transportation
[edit]Pace provides bus service connecting Lansing to destinations across the Southland.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Lansing is also served by the Grand Trunk Western Main Line between Chicago and Port Huron.
Notable people
[edit]- Bill W. Balthis (1936–2016), Illinois state representative, mayor of Lansing, and businessman<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1995-1996,' Biographical Sketch of Biil W. Balthis, pg. 105</ref>
- Tom Gorzelanny, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, spent part of his childhood in LansingTemplate:Citation needed
- Curtis Granderson, outfielder for the New York Mets, graduated from Thornton Fractional South High School
- Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, Musician
- Harry Smith, former co-anchor for CBS' The Early Show and the host of A&E's Biography series
- Pierre Thomas, running back for the New Orleans Saints, graduated from Thornton Fractional South High School
- Jack E. Walker, Illinois politician, practiced law in Lansing.<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1973-1974, Biographical Sketch of Jack E. Walker, pg. 74</ref>
See also
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