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Also known as East Lansing, Michigan, East Lansing, MI

city in Ingham and Clinton counties, Michigan, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Michigan
Counties
Clinton and Ingham
Type
Council–manager
Mayor
George Brookover
Manager
Robert Belleman
Total
13.51 sq mi (35.00 km )
Land
13.43 sq mi (34.79 km )
Water
0.081 sq mi (0.21 km )
Elevation
856 ft (261 m)
Density
3,554.4/sq mi (1,372.37/km )
Time zone
UTC-5 ( EST )
Summer dst
UTC-4 ( EDT )
Zip code s
48808 ( Bath ), 48823–48826, 48906, 48910, 48912 ( Lansing )
Fips code
26-24120
Website
www .cityofeastlansing .com

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Wikidata facts

Official name
East Lansing
Located in
Clinton County
Population
1969
Area
35.415661
Elevation
261
Body of water
Red Cedar River
Image
MSU Beaumont Tower 1.jpg
Households
813
Dialing code
517
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Commons category
East Lansing, Michigan
topic's main category
Category:East Lansing, Michigan
category for people born here
Q18009291
category of associated people
Category:People from East Lansing, Michigan
postal code
48826
inception
1847-00-00
water as percent of area
0.5839
per capita income
34444
twinned administrative body
Cluj-Napoca
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Encyclopedic overview

East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the city lies within Ingham County, although a small portion extends north into Clinton County. The city has a 2026 population of 49,435. The city is located immediately east of Lansing, Michigan's capital and sixth most populous city. Both cities are part of the Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area.

East Lansing is a college town, and is home to Michigan State University (MSU), one of the largest public universities in the United States. The city is economically and demographically dominated by MSU.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “East Lansing” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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