Lansing, Kansas
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| Foundation : | 1959 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Kansas |
| County : | Leavenworth County |
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 15 ′ N , 94 ° 54 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 11,265 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 509.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 22.4 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of which 22.1 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 258 m |
| Postal code : | 66043 |
| Area code : | +1 913 |
| FIPS : | 20-38650 |
| GNIS ID : | 0478431 |
| Website : | www.lansing.ks.us |
| Mayor : | Kenneth W. Bernard |
Lansing is a city of 11,265 people (as of 2010) on the banks of the Missouri River in Leavenworth County in northeast Kansas . Lansing is the second largest city in the County and forms with Kansas City to Kansas City .
history
Lansing is named after the New York- born businessman William Lansing Taylor (1831-1886), who served in the infantry during the American Civil War and opened a business and post office. Taylor later changed his name to James William Lansing. He owned a piece of land that was divided into parcels in 1878. The settlement was called "Town of Lansing" (Eng. "City of Lansing") and only in 1959 was declared a self-governing city. The city is known for its Lansing Correctional Facility , which, among other things, carries out the death penalty. Well-known delinquents were Dick Hickock , Perry Smith and Lowell Andrews , all known from Truman Capote's factual novel in cold blood . Until 1990 the prison was called "Kansas State Penitentiary".
Personalities
- Paul Ranous Greever (1891-1943), politician
- Jeremiah D. Botkin (1849–1921), politician and head of the Lansing State Prison
Individual evidence
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