Lansing, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Lansing is a village in Cook County
, Illinois
, USA
. Lansing is a southern suburb
of Chicago
. The population was 28,332 at the 2000 census.
city limits at 138th Street, and 25.6 miles from the Chicago Loop
. Lansing is bordered by Glenwood
and Thornton
to the west, Calumet City
to the north, Lynwood
to the south, and by Munster
and Hammond
in Indiana to the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.6 km²), of which, 6.8 square miles (17.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (0.88%) is water. Lansing sits on the Calumet Shoreline
, an ancient shoreline of Lake Michigan. This shoreline runs along Ridge Road.
community.
Lansing is in Illinois' 2nd congressional district.
of 2000, there were 28,332 people, 11,416 households, and 7,774 families residing in the village. The population density
was 4,188.7 people per square mile (1,618.2/km²). There were 11,748 housing units at an average density of 1,736.9 per square mile (671.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 85.7% White, 10.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.5% from other races
, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.7% of the population.
There were 11,416 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples
living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $47,554, and the median income for a family was $56,901. Males had a median income of $45,186 versus $29,152 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $22,547. About 3.5% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.
, co-anchor for CBS' The Early Show
and the host of A&E's Biography series, is arguably the most prominent person to have come from this suburban Chicago village. New York Yankees
outfielder Curtis Granderson
and New Orleans Saints
running back Pierre Thomas (American football)
both graduated from Thornton Fractional South High School. Chicago Cubs
pitcher Tom Gorzelanny
spent part of his childhood living in Lansing. Ellen L. Fogle, Executive Producer of "Married With Children" and writer for "Saturday Night Live" spent her formative years in Lansing and is a product of the village's public schools.
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Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Lansing is a southern suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. The population was 28,332 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Lansing is located at 41°33′57"N 87°32′45"W (41.565785, -87.545791). It is 6.9 miles south of ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
city limits at 138th Street, and 25.6 miles from the Chicago Loop
Chicago Loop
The Loop or Chicago Loop is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas located in the City of Chicago, Illinois. It is the historic commercial center of downtown Chicago...
. Lansing is bordered by Glenwood
Glenwood, Illinois
Glenwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,000 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Glenwood is located at ....
and Thornton
Thornton, Illinois
Thornton is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,582 at the 2000 census. Thornton is home to the Thornton Quarry, one of the largest quarries in the world.-Geography:Thornton is located at ....
to the west, Calumet City
Calumet City, Illinois
Calumet City is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 39,072 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code is 60409.Calumet City was founded in 1892 when the villages of Schrumville and Sobieski Park merged under the name of West Hammond, since it lies on the west side of the...
to the north, Lynwood
Lynwood, Illinois
Lynwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,377 at the 2000 census.Lynwood was founded in 1959. The Village is surrounded by Lansing to the north, Glenwood to the west, Sauk Village to the south, and Munster and Dyer, Indiana to the east. The Indiana state...
to the south, and by Munster
Munster, Indiana
Munster is a town located in North Township, Lake County, in Northwest Indiana in the United States. This bedroom community lies in the Chicago metropolitan area, approximately southeast of the Chicago Loop, and shares municipal boundaries with Hammond to the north, Highland to the east, Dyer and...
and Hammond
Hammond, Indiana
Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....
in Indiana to the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the village has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.6 km²), of which, 6.8 square miles (17.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (0.88%) is water. Lansing sits on the Calumet Shoreline
Calumet Shoreline
The Calumet Shoreline is an ancient shoreline of Lake Michigan located in the Lake Michigan Basin. It can be clearly seen as a sand ridge along Ridge Road south of Chicago. Closer to the lake from the Calumet Shoreline, there are the Tolleston shorelines and farther from the lake are the Glenwood...
, an ancient shoreline of Lake Michigan. This shoreline runs along Ridge Road.
Government
The current Mayor of Lansing is Norman Abbott. The Village Clerk is Patty Eidam. Lansing is a home ruleHome rule
Home rule is the power of a constituent part of a state to exercise such of the state's powers of governance within its own administrative area that have been devolved to it by the central government....
community.
Lansing is in Illinois' 2nd congressional district.
History
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 of 2000, the top five non African-American ancestries in Lansing were German (17%), Polish (13%), Irish (13%), Dutch (11%), and Italian (7%).Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 28,332 people, 11,416 households, and 7,774 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 4,188.7 people per square mile (1,618.2/km²). There were 11,748 housing units at an average density of 1,736.9 per square mile (671.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 85.7% White, 10.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.5% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.7% of the population.
There were 11,416 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $47,554, and the median income for a family was $56,901. Males had a median income of $45,186 versus $29,152 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $22,547. About 3.5% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.
Schools
- Public high schools
- Thornton Fractional SouthThornton Fractional South High SchoolThornton Fractional Township South High School is a high school located in Suburban Cook County, Illinois, located about from the city limits of Chicago, south of Downtown Chicago. Thornton Fractional Township South High School is one of three high schools in the Village of Lansing, the others...
- Thornton Fractional South
- Private high schools
- Illiana Christian High SchoolIlliana Christian High SchoolIlliana Christian High School is a private, coeducational school in Lansing, Illinois, USA. It was founded in 1945 as a school for the children of Dutch Reformed immigrants in the area.-Educational Philosophy:...
http://www.ichs.pvt.k12.il.us/ is an accredited high school affiliated with Christian Schools InternationalChristian Schools InternationalChristian Schools International was established in 1920 and supports Christian school teachers who want Bible-based textbooks for their classrooms, principals and school administrators investigating employee benefit plans, Christian school board members seeking information about governance, and...
. - Luther East High School
- Illiana Christian High School
- 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
- Lansing Christian School
- Trinity Lutheran School
- Saint John Lutheran School
Notable Natives
Harry SmithHarry Smith (television)
Harry Smith is an American television journalist. He hosted the CBS News morning programs, The Early Show and its predecessor, CBS This Morning, for 17 years...
, co-anchor for CBS' The Early Show
The Early Show
The Early Show is an American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City. The program airs live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday; most affiliates in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones air the show on tape-delay from 7 to 9 a.m. local time. ...
and the host of A&E's Biography series, is arguably the most prominent person to have come from this suburban Chicago village. New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
outfielder Curtis Granderson
Curtis Granderson
Curtis Granderson is an American Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees. Before joining the Yankees in 2010, he played with the Detroit Tigers . A center fielder, Granderson is known for being a five-tool player...
and New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
running back Pierre Thomas (American football)
Pierre Thomas (American football)
Charles Pierre Thomas Jr. is an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League.- Early years :...
both graduated from Thornton Fractional South High School. Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
pitcher Tom Gorzelanny
Tom Gorzelanny
Thomas Stephen Gorzelanny is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals.-Personal life:Tom grew up in Chicago, IL, graduating from Marist High School in 2000...
spent part of his childhood living in Lansing. Ellen L. Fogle, Executive Producer of "Married With Children" and writer for "Saturday Night Live" spent her formative years in Lansing and is a product of the village's public schools.
Police Department - Fallen Officers
In the history of the Lansing Police Department, one officer has been killed in the line of duty.| Officer | Date of death | Age | Tenure | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Officer Kenneth R. Novak Jr. | April 8, 1992 | 27 | 8 years | Gunfire |
Accommodations
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