Profile for East Lansing, Michigan, MI

East Lansing is on the Red Cedar River.

Former and merged names include:
· Collegeville

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 229. The number of murders and homicides was 4. The violent crime rate was 4.9 per 1,000 people.

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Beaner?s Gourmet Coffee, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Great Lakes Folk Festival - Aug. 10-12, 2007
• Art Festival - May 19-20, 2007
• Mid-Winter Singing Festival - Feb. 2-3, 2007
• Summer Solstice Jazz Festival - June 15-16, 2007
• Winter Festival - Dec. 2, 2007

East Lansing attractions: W.J. Beal Botanical Garden

Historic sites and museums: Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame

Colleges and universities: Michigan State University

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 89

Listed places near East Lansing

Airports (1)

Archives (2)

Attractions (2)

Cemeteries (17)

Colleges (3)

Communities (10)

Hotels (22)

Libraries (10)

Museums (4)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about East Lansing demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Ingham County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Lansing area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 48824 ZIP code.

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• East Lansing city government
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19% of East Lansing residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the East Lansing ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near East Lansing
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Post a query on a message board:

• Ingham County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MI data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
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• East Lansing: Collegeville Revisited

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• Index to cemetery records in Michigan
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• Michigan cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• East Lansing business guide
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• Courts in Michigan
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• Crime in Ingham County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Michigan
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in East Lansing was $16,333, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Ingham County economic census
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• Michigan economic data

70% of East Lansing residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near East Lansing
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• Nature Conservancy projects in Michigan
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Michigan

East Lansing festival dates:

• Great Lakes Folk Festival - Aug. 10-12, 2007
• Art Festival - May 19-20, 2007
• Mid-Winter Singing Festival - Feb. 2-3, 2007
• Summer Solstice Jazz Festival - June 15-16, 2007
• Winter Festival - Dec. 2, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

East Lansing festival web sites:

• Art Festival
• Mid-Winter Singing Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Michigan county fairs
• Michigan festivals (Michigan tourism department)
• Send us festival info for East Lansing

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• State historical society

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• Historic sites in Michigan
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• Museums in Michigan
• Michigan state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Ingham County genealogy forum

Median rent in East Lansing, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $536.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,235.

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Libraries in East Lansing include East Lansing Public Library ... View libraries

• Michigan library

• Michigan statewide library catalog

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• Census map of East Lansing area
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TV stations in East Lansing include WKAR.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WKAR-FM., WKAR-AM.

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Ingham County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our East Lansing political report.

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The average commute time for East Lansing workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 1 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in East Lansing between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .2 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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