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
Abraham Lansing (1838–1918), the daughter of Peter Gansevoort (1789–1876) and Mary (née Sanford) Gansevoort (1814–1841). She was a granddaughter of Peter Gansevoort and Nathan Sanford. They did not have any children. Lansing died in Albany on October 4, 1899, and was buried at the Albany Rural Cemetery at Menands, New York. Abraham Lansing Abraham Lansing (February 27, 1835 – October 4, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician. Abraham Lansing was born in Albany, Albany County, New York. He was the son of Christopher Yates Lansing (1796–1872) and Caroline Mary (née Thomas) Lansing (1805–1845). Lansing was a grandson of state Treasurer Abraham