Lansing, Iowa Lansing, Iowa Lansing is a city in Lansing Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 999 at the 2010 census. Lansing was platted about 1851. The city was so named because the first settler was a native of Lansing, Michigan. Joseph "Diamond Jo" Reynolds, namesake of the famous Diamond Jo steamship line, built his first boat in Lansing and named it for the town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. Mount Hosmer is located on the north end of Lansing. As of
East Lansing High School dedicated in September 2005. On June 21, 2017, Andrew Wells (ELHS class of 1976) was named principal, replacing Colby Fletcher. The school's official mascot is the Trojan and its colors are navy blue and white. The athletic teams compete as members of the Capital Area Activities Conference. The school district that is now East Lansing Public Schools was established in 1900, seven years before the city of East Lansing itself. All grade levels were taught in the original Central School, which was built in 1901. When that building burned down in 1916, classes were held in the old Peoples Church