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Welcome to Ingham County ...

Time Zone: Ingham County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Mason is the Seat for Ingham County.

Ingham County was founded ?. Ingham was created by taking area from Washtenaw, Jackson and Eaton Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ingham had a population of 292,406 people. This is an increase of 4.02% since the last Census (which gave a population of 281,116 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ingham represented 2.84% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Ingham County:

  • Dansville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Lansing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lansing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lansing is located in Ingham County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,540 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
  • Leslie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Leslie is located in Ingham County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <2>
  • Mason
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mason is located in Ingham County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
  • Stockbridge
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Webberville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Williamston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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