Lansing (town), New York
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| Coordinates: 42°33′57″N 076°31′55″W / 42.56583°N 76.53194°WCoordinates: 42°33′57″N 076°31′55″W / 42.56583°N 76.53194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Tompkins |
| Incorporated | 1817 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69.9 sq mi (181.1 km2) |
| • Land | 60.7 sq mi (157.3 km2) |
| • Water | 9.2 sq mi (23.9 km2) 13.17%% |
| Elevation | 1,690 ft (515 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 11,033 |
| • Density | 160/sq mi (61/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14882 |
| Area code(s) | 315, 607 |
| FIPS code | 36-41234 |
| GNIS feature ID | 955042 |
| Website | www |
Lansing (/ˈlænsɪŋ/) is a town in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 11,033 at the 2010 census. The town is named after John Lansing. Settlers from Lansing were early residents of the then-township of Lansing, Michigan and named it after their hometown; it would later become a city and the capital of Michigan.
The Town of Lansing has within it a village named Lansing. The town is on the north border of the county, north of the City of Ithaca.
In December 2014, the Lansing Town Board unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing freedom from domestic violence as a fundamental human right.
Lansing, located on the Eastern shore of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes district of New York, is known best as a small town close to Ithaca, New York. Lansing was within the realm of the Cayuga tribe. The Sullivan Expedition of 1779 passed through the area to destroy native villages in retaliation for raids on colonists.
In 1780, the area was divided into lots (the Central New York Military Tract) to pay the Revolutionary war soldiers for their service. The first settlers came to Lansing in 1781. John Lemming, Jr., secretary to General Schuyler, was charged with granting this land. The Town of Lansing was formed in 1817 from the Town of Genoa, Cayuga County, when Tompkins County was founded.
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