Lansing (village), New York

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Lansing is a village in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 3,417 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Lansing is in the Town of Lansing and is north of Ithaca.

Tompkins County Airport (ITH), serving the Ithaca area is mostly in eastern part of the village.

1 History
- 1.1 Famous residents, past and present
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Lansing was formerly within the territory of the Cayuga tribe and later became part of the Central New York Military Tract.

The village was incorporated in 1974.

[edit] Famous residents, past and present

Greg Graffin, lead singer of Punk band Bad Religion.

[edit] Geography

Lansing is located at 42°29′15″N, 76°29′9″W (42.487688, -76.486075)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 12.0 km² (4.6 mi²). 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.22% is water.

The village is at the south end of Cayuga Lake. It borders the Towns of Dryden and Ithaca and also the Village of Cayuga Heights.

New York State Route 13 passes across the village, joining New York State Route 34, which passes down the west side of the village, south of the village line.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,417 people, 1,620 households, and 808 families residing in the village. The population density was 286.2/km² (740.7/mi²). There were 1,705 housing units at an average density of 142.8/km² (369.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 68.01% White, 5.12% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 22.51% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.40% from other races, and 2.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.54% of the population.

There were 1,620 households out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.1% were non-families. 38.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the village the population was spread out with 18.9% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 41.1% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,185, and the median income for a family was $48,167. Males had a median income of $41,650 versus $31,181 for females. The per capita income for the village was $29,047. About 9.5% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.