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History · Lansing Township

41% of Lansing Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1896 on.

0on the National Register
41%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lansing Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lansing Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18963 editions of the USGS map, 1896 to 1985. Watch Lansing Township change.Old housesHalf of Lansing Township’s homes were built before 1952.
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Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Lansing Township on the map, 1896 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lansing Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lansing Township on the 1896 USGS mapLansing Township on the 1953 USGS mapLansing Township on the 1985 USGS map1896Columbia sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lansing Township.

The story so far

Lansing Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lansing Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 58 to 25 (-57%).

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Houghton
Gone or out of use
Merna Post Officepost office

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Greenfield TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorth Detroit TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townShelby TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHecla TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLiberty Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.