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Lansing is the capital of Michigan, chosen in 1847 as a more central replacement for Detroit after concerns about Detroit's vulnerability to British attack in the War of 1812.

Lansing was settled in 1835, incorporated as a city in 1859, and named after Lansing, New York.

Lansing is the only U.S. state capital located in a county where it is not also the county seat — Mason serves as the seat of Ingham County.

Lansing had a population of 112,644 in the 2020 census, making it the sixth-most populous city in Michigan and the largest city in Ingham County.

Lansing has about 51,600 households, and only around 54% of its homes are owner-occupied, well below the Michigan average.

The Michigan State Capitol in downtown Lansing, dedicated in 1879 and designed by Elijah E. Myers, is a National Historic Landmark famous for its cast-iron dome and more than nine acres of hand-painted surfaces.

Auto pioneer Ransom E. Olds founded the Olds Motor Vehicle Company in Lansing in 1897 — the company that became the Oldsmobile division of General Motors.

Lansing's 1901 Curved Dash Oldsmobile was the first mass-produced car in America, and production climbed from 425 cars in 1901 to 5,508 in 1904.

Lansing factories built Oldsmobiles for nearly a century, and the very last Oldsmobile ever made — a 2004 Alero — rolled off a Lansing assembly line.

The R.E. Olds Transportation Museum in Lansing, opened in 1981, displays more than 60 vehicles, including the first Oldsmobile built in 1897.