Profile for Lansing, Iowa, IA

Lansing is at the base of Mount Hosmer.

Filming location for:
· 1999 movie, "The Straight Story"

Local festivals include:

• Fish Days - Aug. 10-12, 2007
• Fall Birding Festival - Nov. 9-11, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Commercial Fish Museum, Museum of River History

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

Listed places near Lansing

Cemeteries (16)

Communities (4)

Libraries (2)

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• Allamakee County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Lansing demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Allamakee County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 52151 ZIP code.

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• Allamakee County government

39% of Lansing residents report German ancestry, and 25% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Lansing ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Lansing
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• Libraries in or near Lansing

Post a query on a message board:

• Allamakee County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - IA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Cemetery record compendium
• Iowa cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Communities in Allamakee County

• Lansing business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Iowa
• Local ordinances in Iowa (Partial selection)

• Crime in Allamakee County
• Arrests in Allamakee County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

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

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Lansing was $17,372, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Allamakee County economic census
• Allamakee County economic summary
• Allamakee County employment growth
• Allamakee County unemployment rate
• Iowa economic data

9% of Lansing residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Lansing
• Colleges in Iowa
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• Schools in or near Lansing
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• Air pollution in Allamakee County
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• Land contamination in Allamakee County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Iowa
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Allamakee County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Iowa

Lansing festival dates:

• Fish Days - Aug. 10-12, 2007
• Fall Birding Festival - Nov. 9-11, 2007

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

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• Allamakee County government
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• Lansing medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

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• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Allamakee County genealogy forum

Median rent in Lansing, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $265.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $628.

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

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• Nonprofit guide for Lansing
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Allamakee County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Lansing political report.

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• Chowhound message boards for IA

The average commute time for Lansing workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Lansing travel guide
• Airports near Lansing
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• Iowa tourism bureau

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