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Lansing
Also known as Lansing, Kansas, Lansing, KS
city in Leavenworth County, Kansas
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Leavenworth
- Named after
- James Lansing
- Mayor
- Tony McNeill
- City administrator
- Tim Vandall
- Total
- 12.41 sq mi (32.14 km )
- Land
- 12.31 sq mi (31.88 km )
- Water
- 0.10 sq mi (0.27 km ) 0.88%
- Elevation
- 860 ft (260 m)
- Density
- 913.1/sq mi (352.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
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Lansing is a city in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States. It is situated along the west side of the Missouri River and Kansas-Missouri state border. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 11,239. It is the second most populous city of Leavenworth County and is a part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The Lansing Correctional Facility (formerly the Kansas State Penitentiary), which includes the state's main maximum-security prison, is located in Lansing.
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