East Lansing is in
Ingham County, and in the
Central Region. This community is located just northeast of
Lansing between Lansing and
Flint along Interstate 69 near Lake Lansing and the Looking Glass River. East Lansing is home of the
Michigan State University campus (part of the
Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan metro area).
East Lansing was first settled in 1849 by D. Robert Burcham. In 1855, Michigan Agricultural College, (the worlds first agricultural college) was preserved through the Land Grant Act by the national legislature.
The town was originally named Collegeville." Then in 1907, it was incorporated as a city, with the name changed to East Lansing.
