Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota
| Lansing Township, Minnesota | |
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| Township | |
 Lansing Township, Minnesota
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| Coordinates: 43°43′30″N 92°59′15″W / 43.72500°N 92.98750°WCoordinates: 43°43′30″N 92°59′15″W / 43.72500°N 92.98750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Mower |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.34 sq mi (83.8 km2) |
| • Land | 32.25 sq mi (83.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,292 |
| • Density | 40.06/sq mi (15.47/km2) |
| FIPS code | 27-35576 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664726 |
Lansing Township is a township in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,292 at the 2000 census. The largest city contained partially within the township is Austin with 23,314 people. The southern part of Austin is in Austin Township. Lansing Township also contains the town of Mapleview (population 189) and the unincorporated areas of Ramsey, Corning, and Lansing.
Lansing Township was organized in 1858, and named after Lansing, Michigan.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.3 square miles (84 km2), of which 32.2 square miles (83 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.28%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,292 people, 488 households, and 374 families residing in the township. The population density was 40.1 people per square mile (15.5/km²). There were 514 housing units at an average density of 15.9/sq mi (6.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.29% White, 0.70% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.62% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47% of the population.
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