Ingham County (pop. 280,895) is east of Eaton County. It’s the only Ingham County in the U.S.

Lansing is in the county’s northwestern corner.

Lansing (pop. 114,297) is the state capital and Michigan’s fifth-largest city, but it is not the county seat; Mason (pop. 8,252), near the center of the county, is the county seat.

Courthouse Square, Mason

The Capitol building in Lansing was built in 1878.

Italianate style

The Boji Tower (originally the Olds Tower) has been the tallest building in Lansing since it was built in 1931.

23 stories

The Olds Transportation Museum in Lansing is named for Ransom E. Olds, founder of the Oldsmobile brand. Olds Motor Works began operations in Lansing in 1897.

General Motors bought the company in 1908.

St. Mary Cathedral in Lansing opened in 1913.

Gothic Revival style

The Lansing Lugnuts, Single-A Midwest League affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, play at Cooley Law School Stadium (1996) in downtown Lansing.

Originally called Oldsmobile Park

The city of East Lansing (pop. 48,579), just east of Lansing, is the home of Michigan State University, founded in 1855.

Sparty the Spartan

Earvin “Magic” Johnson, member of the NBA Hall of Fame, grew up in Lansing and played basketball at Michigan State.

Magic Johnson statue on campus

Larry Page, co-founder of Google, grew up in East Lansing. His father was a computer science professor at Michigan State.

A graduate of East Lansing High School

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