LANSING​ ​MICHIGAN Lansing​ ​/ˈlænsɪŋ/​ ​is​ ​the​ ​capital​ ​of​ ​the​ ​US​ ​state​ ​of​ ​Michigan.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​mostly​ ​in​ ​Ingham County,​ ​although​ ​portions​ ​of​ ​the​ ​city​ ​extend​ ​west​ ​into​ ​Eaton​ ​County​ ​and​ ​north​ ​into Clinton​ ​County.​ ​The​ ​2010​ ​Census​ ​placed​ ​the​ ​city's​ ​population​ ​at​ ​114,297,​ ​making​ ​it​ ​the fifth​ ​largest​ ​city​ ​in​ ​Michigan.​ ​The​ ​population​ ​of​ ​its​ ​Metropolitan​ ​Statistical​ ​Area​ ​(MSA) was​ ​464,036,​ ​while​ ​the​ ​even​ ​larger​ ​Combined​ ​Statistical​ ​Area​ ​(CSA)​ ​population,​ ​which includes​ ​Shiawassee​ ​County,​ ​was​ ​534,684.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​named​ ​the​ ​new​ ​state​ ​capital​ ​of Michigan​ ​in​ ​1847,​ ​ten​ ​years​ ​after​ ​Michigan​ ​became​ ​a​ ​state. The​ ​Lansing​ ​Metropolitan​ ​Area,​ ​colloquially​ ​referred​ ​to​ ​as​ ​"Mid-Michigan",​ ​is​ ​an important​ ​center​ ​for​ ​educational,​ ​cultural,​ ​governmental,​ ​commercial,​ ​and​ ​industrial functions.​ ​The​ ​area​ ​is​ ​home​ ​to​ ​two​ ​medical​ ​schools,​ ​one​ ​veterinary​ ​school,​ ​two​ ​nursing schools,​ ​two​ ​law​ ​schools—including​ ​Western​ ​Michigan​ ​University​ ​and​ ​Michigan​ ​State University—a​ ​Big​ ​Ten​ ​Conference​ ​university​ ​(Michigan​ ​State),​ ​the​ ​Michigan​ ​State Capitol,​ ​the​ ​state​ ​Supreme​ ​Court,​ ​the​ ​Court​ ​of​ ​Appeals,​ ​a​ ​federal​ ​court,​ ​the​ ​Library​ ​of Michigan​ ​and​ ​Historical​ ​Center,​ ​and​ ​headquarters​ ​of​ ​four​ ​national​ ​insurance companies.

Lansing​ ​is​ ​the​ ​only​ ​U.S.​ ​state​ ​capital​ ​(among​ ​the​ ​47​ ​located​ ​in​ ​counties)​ ​that​ ​is​ ​not​ ​also​ ​a county​ ​seat.​ ​The​ ​seat​ ​of​ ​government​ ​of​ ​Ingham​ ​County​ ​is​ ​Mason,​ ​but​ ​the​ ​county maintains​ ​some​ ​offices​ ​in​ ​Lansing. Lansing​ ​is​ ​the​ ​centerpiece​ ​of​ ​a​ ​region​ ​of​ ​Michigan​ ​known​ ​as​ ​Mid-Michigan​ ​or​ ​Central Michigan. The​ ​North​ ​Lansing​ ​dam​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Grand​ ​River.​ ​The​ ​Lansing​ ​River​ ​Trail​ ​and​ ​Ottawa​ ​Street Power​ ​Station​ ​are​ ​visible​ ​behind. According​ ​to​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States​ ​Census​ ​Bureau,​ ​the​ ​city​ ​has​ ​a​ ​total​ ​area​ ​of​ ​36.68​ ​square miles​ ​(95.00​ ​km2),​ ​of​ ​which​ ​36.05​ ​square​ ​miles​ ​(93.37​ ​km2)​ ​is​ ​land​ ​and​ ​0.63​ ​square miles​ ​(1.63​ ​km2)​ ​is​ ​water.​ ​This​ ​figure​ ​includes​ ​two​ ​425​ ​Agreements​ ​with​ ​Alaiedon Township​ ​and​ ​Meridian​ ​Township,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​four​ ​425​ ​Agreements​ ​with​ ​Delta​ ​Township since​ ​2000. Since​ ​the​ ​2010​ ​Census,​ ​the​ ​city​ ​has​ ​entered​ ​into​ ​two​ ​additional​ ​425​ ​Agreements.​ ​The first​ ​agreement​ ​consisted​ ​of​ ​the​ ​temporary​ ​transfer​ ​of​ ​1,888.2​ ​acres​ ​of​ ​Lansing​ ​Capital Region​ ​International​ ​Airport​ ​to​ ​the​ ​city​ ​from​ ​DeWitt​ ​Township​ ​in​ ​2011.The​ ​second agreement​ ​consisted​ ​of​ ​the​ ​temporary​ ​transfer​ ​of​ ​41​ ​acres​ ​(17​ ​ha)​ ​in​ ​Alaiedon​ ​Township for​ ​the​ ​expansion​ ​of​ ​the​ ​headquarters​ ​of​ ​Jackson​ ​National​ ​Life​ ​Insurance​ ​Company​ ​in 2013​ ​bringing​ ​the​ ​area​ ​either​ ​fully​ ​or​ ​conditionally​ ​under​ ​control​ ​of​ ​the​ ​city​ ​to​ ​39.69 square​ ​miles​ ​(102.80​ ​km2). Under​ ​Michigan​ ​law,​ ​425​ ​Agreements​ ​are​ ​only​ ​temporary​ ​land​ ​sharing​ ​agreements,​ ​and do​ ​not​ ​count​ ​as​ ​official​ ​annexations.​ ​The​ ​Census​ ​Bureau,​ ​however,​ ​for​ ​statistical purposes​ ​does​ ​count​ ​these​ ​as​ ​annexations.​ ​Not​ ​counting​ ​the​ ​temporary​ ​425​ ​Agreements, Lansing​ ​administers​ ​34.1​ ​square​ ​miles​ ​(88​ ​km2)​ ​total.

Lansing​ ​is​ ​located​ ​in​ ​the​ ​south-central​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Lower​ ​Peninsula​ ​of​ ​Michigan,​ ​where the​ ​Grand​ ​River​ ​meets​ ​the​ ​Red​ ​Cedar​ ​River.​ ​The​ ​city​ ​occupies​ ​most​ ​of​ ​what​ ​had formerly​ ​been​ ​part​ ​of​ ​Lansing​ ​Charter​ ​Township.​ ​It​ ​has​ ​also​ ​annexed​ ​adjacent​ ​tracts​ ​of land​ ​in​ ​Delta​ ​Charter​ ​Township​ ​and​ ​Windsor​ ​Township​ ​in​ ​Eaton​ ​County​ ​to​ ​the​ ​west, Delhi​ ​Charter​ ​Township​ ​in​ ​Ingham​ ​County​ ​to​ ​the​ ​south,​ ​and​ ​in​ ​DeWitt​ ​Charter Township​ ​in​ ​Clinton​ ​County​ ​to​ ​the​ ​north.​ ​The​ ​city​ ​also​ ​controls​ ​three​ ​non-contiguous tracts​ ​of​ ​land​ ​through​ ​425​ ​Agreements​ ​(conditional​ ​land​ ​transfer​ ​agreements)​ ​with Meridian​ ​Charter​ ​Township,​ ​Delta​ ​Charter​ ​Township,​ ​and​ ​Alaiedon​ ​Township​ ​in Ingham​ ​County​ ​to​ ​the​ ​southeast. Ottawa​ ​Street​ ​Power​ ​Station Lansing​ ​elevations​ ​range​ ​between​ ​890​ ​feet​ ​(271​ ​m)​ ​above​ ​sea​ ​level​ ​on​ ​the​ ​far​ ​south​ ​side of​ ​Lansing​ ​along​ ​Northrup​ ​Street​ ​near​ ​the​ ​Cedar​ ​Street​ ​intersection,​ ​to​ ​833​ ​feet​ ​(254​ ​m) to​ ​805.5​ ​feet​ ​(246​ ​m)​ ​above​ ​sea​ ​level​ ​along​ ​the​ ​Grand​ ​River. The​ ​Grand​ ​River,​ ​the​ ​largest​ ​river​ ​in​ ​Michigan,​ ​flows​ ​through​ ​downtown​ ​Lansing,​ ​and the​ ​Red​ ​Cedar​ ​River,​ ​a​ ​tributary​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Grand,​ ​flows​ ​through​ ​the​ ​campus​ ​of​ ​Michigan State​ ​University​ ​to​ ​its​ ​confluence​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Grand​ ​in​ ​Lansing.​ ​Sycamore​ ​Creek,​ ​a tributary​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Red​ ​Cedar,​ ​flows​ ​northward​ ​through​ ​the​ ​southeastern​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​city. There​ ​are​ ​two​ ​lakes​ ​in​ ​the​ ​area,​ ​Park​ ​Lake​ ​and​ ​Lake​ ​Lansing,​ ​both​ ​northeast​ ​of​ ​the​ ​city. Lake​ ​Lansing​ ​is​ ​approximately​ ​500​ ​acres​ ​(2.0​ ​km2)​ ​in​ ​size​ ​and​ ​is​ ​a​ ​summer​ ​favorite​ ​for swimmers,​ ​boaters,​ ​and​ ​fishermen.​ ​Michigan​ ​State​ ​University​ ​Sailing​ ​Club​ ​and​ ​the Lansing​ ​Sailing​ ​Club​ ​are​ ​located​ ​on​ ​Lake​ ​Lansing,​ ​where​ ​sailing​ ​regattas​ ​are​ ​hosted throughout​ ​the​ ​summer. The​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Lansing​ ​operates​ ​a​ ​total​ ​of​ ​3.55​ ​square​ ​miles​ ​(9.2​ ​km2)​ ​of​ ​parkland,​ ​of​ ​which 2.80​ ​square​ ​miles​ ​(7.3​ ​km2)​ ​is​ ​parkland,​ ​0.43​ ​square​ ​miles​ ​(1.1​ ​km2)​ ​are​ ​golflands,​ ​and 0.31​ ​square​ ​miles​ ​(0.80​ ​km2)​ ​are​ ​cemetery​ ​lands.​ ​However,​ ​this​ ​figure​ ​includes​ ​the Waverly​ ​Hills​ ​Golf​ ​Course​ ​and​ ​adjacent​ ​Michigan​ ​Avenue​ ​Park,​ ​whose​ ​0.18​ ​square​ ​miles (0.47​ ​km2)​ ​are​ ​located​ ​within​ ​neighboring​ ​Lansing​ ​Township,​ ​but​ ​operated​ ​by​ ​the​ ​City of​ ​Lansing,​ ​and​ ​does​ ​not​ ​include​ ​the​ ​0.18​ ​square​ ​miles​ ​(0.47​ ​km2)​ ​of​ ​the​ ​combined Hawk​ ​Island​ ​County​ ​Park​ ​and​ ​adjacent​ ​Soldan​ ​Dog​ ​Park​ ​operated​ ​by​ ​Ingham​ ​County within​ ​the​ ​city​ ​of​ ​Lansing.​ ​All​ ​together​ ​then,​ ​3.55​ ​square​ ​miles​ ​(9.2​ ​km2)​ ​of​ ​the​ ​city​ ​(or approximately​ ​10%)​ ​is​ ​publicly​ ​administered​ ​open​ ​space.

Climate Lansing​ ​has​ ​a​ ​Midwestern​ ​humid​ ​continental​ ​climate​ ​(Köppen​ ​Dfb/Dfa)​ ​that​ ​is influenced​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Great​ ​Lakes,​ ​and​ ​is​ ​part​ ​of​ ​USDA​ ​Hardiness​ ​zone​ ​5b.​ ​Winters​ ​are​ ​cold with​ ​moderate​ ​to​ ​heavy​ ​snowfall,​ ​while​ ​summers​ ​are​ ​very​ ​warm​ ​and​ ​humid.​ ​The monthly​ ​daily​ ​average​ ​temperature​ ​in​ ​July​ ​is​ ​71.5​ ​°F​ ​(21.9​ ​°C),​ ​while​ ​the​ ​same​ ​figure​ ​for January​ ​is​ ​23.4​ ​°F​ ​(−4.8​ ​°C);​ ​the​ ​annual​ ​mean​ ​is​ ​48.21​ ​°F​ ​(9.01​ ​°C).​ ​On​ ​average, temperatures​ ​reach​ ​or​ ​exceed​ ​90​ ​°F​ ​(32.2​ ​°C)​ ​on​ ​8.8​ ​days​ ​of​ ​the​ ​year​ ​and​ ​drop​ ​to​ ​or below​ ​0​ ​°F​ ​(−17.8​ ​°C)​ ​on​ ​10−11​ ​nights.​ ​Precipitation​ ​is​ ​generally​ ​greatest​ ​during​ ​summer but​ ​still​ ​frequent​ ​and​ ​significant​ ​in​ ​winter.​ ​Snowfall,​ ​which​ ​normally​ ​occurs​ ​from November​ ​to​ ​April,​ ​averages​ ​51.1​ ​inches​ ​(130​ ​cm)​ ​per​ ​season,​ ​significantly​ ​less​ ​than areas​ ​to​ ​the​ ​west​ ​such​ ​as​ ​Grand​ ​Rapids​ ​as​ ​Lansing​ ​is​ ​relatively​ ​immune​ ​to​ ​lake-effect snows;​ ​seasonal​ ​snowfall​ ​has​ ​historically​ ​ranged​ ​from​ ​16.6​ ​in​ ​(42​ ​cm)​ ​in​ ​1863−64​ ​to 97.2​ ​in​ ​(247​ ​cm)​ ​in​ ​1880−81.​ ​The​ ​highest​ ​and​ ​lowest​ ​officially​ ​recorded​ ​temperatures were​ ​103​ ​°F​ ​(39​ ​°C)​ ​on​ ​July​ ​6,​ ​2012,​ ​and​ ​−37​ ​°F​ ​(−38​ ​°C)​ ​on​ ​February​ ​2,​ ​1868,[44]​ ​with the​ ​last​ ​−20​ ​°F​ ​(−29​ ​°C)​ ​or​ ​colder​ ​reading​ ​occurred​ ​on​ ​February​ ​27,​ ​1994;​ ​the​ ​record​ ​low maximum​ ​is​ ​−4​ ​°F​ ​(−20​ ​°C)​ ​on​ ​January​ ​22,​ ​1883,​ ​while,​ ​conversely,​ ​the​ ​record​ ​high minimum​ ​is​ ​78​ ​°F​ ​(26​ ​°C)​ ​on​ ​August​ ​1,​ ​2006​ ​and​ ​July​ ​18,​ ​1942.​ ​Freezing​ ​temperatures in​ ​June​ ​are​ ​exceedingly​ ​rare​ ​and​ ​have​ ​not​ ​occurred​ ​in​ ​July​ ​or​ ​August​ ​since​ ​the​ ​19th century;​ ​on​ ​average,​ ​they​ ​arrive​ ​on​ ​October​ ​4​ ​and​ ​depart​ ​on​ ​May​ ​7,​ ​allowing​ ​a​ ​growing season​ ​of​ ​149​ ​days.​ ​The​ ​average​ ​window​ ​for​ ​measurable​ ​snow​ ​(≥0.1​ ​in​ ​or​ ​0.25​ ​cm)​ ​is November​ ​4​ ​thru​ ​April​ ​6. Contact​ ​Details Platinum​ ​Wildlife​ ​Removal Phone​ ​number:​ ​(517)​ ​455-7910 Website:​ ​https://prowildlifetrapping.com/ Google​ ​Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_rXaRh79M-ROFhIZ2g1bTBuSHc?usp=shar ing Twitter:​ ​https://twitter.com/michiganremoval Recommended​ ​Contents: Lansing,​ ​MI​ ​Raccoon​ ​Removal

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