Lansing, Iowa
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lansing Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52151. It stands on Clear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lansing quadrangle. 968 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 676 feet above sea level.
On record in Lansing
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 6 records
Kerndt G., and Brothers Elevator and Warehouses, No. 11, No.12 and No. 13listed 1979
Kerndt, G., & Brothers Office Blocklisted 1982
Lansing Fisheries Buildinglisted 1991
Lansing Main Street Historic Districtlisted 2014
Lansing Stone Schoollisted 1973
Old Allamakee County Courthouselisted 1983
Population over time
2 figuresLansing fell from 999 to 968 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 999 | |
| 2020 | 968 | -31 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1903 USGS Waukon quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1929 USGS Ferryville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1932 USGS Ferryville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Ferryville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Lansing quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Decorah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Lansing between 1998 and 2020, burning about 65 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1903 DRY RIDGE DR. LANSING, IA 52151, IA |
| 12 May 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 232020 |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MISSISSIPPI RIVER |
| 24 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Lansing: 4 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraemer Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Prospects Near Lansing | Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Everson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hjelle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Johnson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Manning Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pedritti Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
30 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lansing in 30 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 12 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 flood, 5 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Lansing | $6,400,000 | Mudslides occurred over the eastern section of the county from Lansing to north of Harpers Ferry covering portions of County Road X52. Other flash flooding occurred over much of the county. A campground in the Yellow River State Forest had to be evacuated with 80 campers moved to community building in Harpers Ferry. No injuries occurred, but one car was swept away by flood waters on Little Paint Creek. In Waukon, a number of businesses had water up to two feet deep in them with basements completely filled with water. The flooding also caused the utility company to shut off natural gas service to about 60 customers to prevent the possibility of gas leaks to appliances that could have been submerged and pilot lights extinguished. Homes in the Lansing area were damaged by the mudslides with a least one home knocked off its foundation and evacuations of other homes were required along Wall Street. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Lansing | $513,000 | Runoff from heavy rain caused flooding to occur in Lansing along Clear Creek. Two people had to be rescued when the cabin they were sleeping in was moved off its foundation. The cabin became lodged against some trees allowing rescuers to reach them with a boat. The cabin was destroyed. 5.2 inches of rain was reported around 130 a.m. The runoff also caused a mudslide to occur north of Lansing. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lansing | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Flood | Lansing | $31,000 | Significant rainfall throughout June pushed the Mississippi River at Lansing into flood stage in June and continued into July. The river stage crested during the early morning on July 5th in minor flood stage at 18.06 ft. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Lansing | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Lansing | $10,000 | The public reported a mud slide caused a block wall to come down on X52 and the rail track next to it. Mud debris was reported to be on the train track. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Lansing | $5,000 | Emergency management reported mudslides along Highway 26 outside of Lansing. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lansing | $5,000 | Trees and branches were blown down in Lansing. Boat docks were damaged when the wind pushed some boats several feet upstream and onto the shore. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lansing | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lansing | $1,500 | Trees were blown down on the north side of Lansing. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Lansing | $1,000 | A couple of small mudslides were reported near Lansing. Clear Creek was also reported to be out of its banks. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lansing | $800 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Lansing | $500 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lansing | $200 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Flood | Lansing | - | Significant rainfall throughout June pushed the Mississippi River at Lansing into flood stage on June 30th. The river stage continued to rise through the end of the month while remaining in minor flood stage. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lansing | - | Emergency management reported tree branches down on State Highway 26. |
| April 2023 | Flood | Lansing | - | Significant upstream runoff from the combination of rainfall and melting snow pushed the Mississippi River at Lansing into flood stage on April 21st. The crest of 19.61 ft on April 28th was 2.61 ft over flood stage. Multiple streets in town were closed, including the Black Hawk Bridge connecting Lansing, Iowa to Wisconsin Highway 35 from April 25th to May 4th. |
| May 2023 | Flood | Lansing | - | Significant upstream runoff from the combination of heavy rainfall and rapidly melting snow resulted in the fourth highest crest on record in Lansing towards the end of April. Subsequent dry conditions allowed the Mississippi River to slowly recede and drop below minor flood stage in Lansing on May 4th. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Lansing | - | High flows along the Mississippi River caused flooding to occur in Lansing during the early part of April. The river crested just under a foot above the flood stage at 17.89 feet on April 4th. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Lansing | - | A second round of runoff from rain and snowmelt caused renewed flooding to occur along the Mississippi River in Lansing. The river crested just under a foot above the flood stage at 17.83 feet on April 26th. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Lansing | - | Quarter sized hail fell northwest of Lansing. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Lansing | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lansing | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Lansing | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Lansing | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Lansing | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Lansing | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Lansing | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Lansing | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Lansing | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Creek | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Lyndale | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Church | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Thompson Corner | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Dalby | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Eldergrove | 8.5 miles | 19 | |
| Elon | 8.8 miles | 14 | |
| New Albin | 10.1 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lansing | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q998842 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 458225. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









