Racine County, Wisconsin
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded	1836
Seat	Racine
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	792 sq mi (2,051 km²) 333 sq mi (862 km²) 459 sq mi (1,189 km²), 57.94%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	195,408 567/sq mi (219/km²)
Website	www.racineco.com

Racine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 195,408.^[1] Its county seat is Racine.^[2]

Geography[link]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 792 square miles (2,051 km²), of which 333 square miles (863 km²) is land and 459 square miles (1,188 km²) (57.94%) is water.

Major highways[link]

• Interstate 94
• U.S. Highway 41
• U.S. Highway 45
• Highway 11 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 20 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 31 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 32 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 36 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 38 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 75 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 83 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 142 (Wisconsin)
• Highway 164 (Wisconsin)

Adjacent counties[link]

Clockwise from north

• Milwaukee County (north)
• Ottawa County, Michigan (northeast, across Lake Michigan)
• Allegan County, Michigan (southeast, across Lake Michigan)
• Kenosha County (south)
• Walworth County (west)
• Waukesha County (northwest)

Demographics[link]

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Racine County.

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 188,831 people, 70,819 households, and 49,856 families residing in the county. The population density was 567 people per square mile (219/km²). There were 74,718 housing units at an average density of 224 per square mile (87/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.04% White, 10.47% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.69% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. 7.94% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 32.9% were of German, 7.4% Polish and 5.5% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 70,819 households out of which 34.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were married couples living together, 12.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.00% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.50 males.

Government[link]

• County Executive: James Ladwig
• District Attorney: Vacant
• Sheriff: Christopher Schmaling

The legislature is known as the County Board which consists of 23 members each elected from single member districts. The County Executive is elected in a countywide vote.

Cities, villages, and towns[link]

• Burlington (city)
• Burlington (town)
• Caledonia
• Dover
• Elmwood Park
• Mount Pleasant
• North Bay
• Norway
• Racine (County Seat)
• Raymond
• Rochester
• Sturtevant
• Union Grove
• Waterford (village)
• Waterford (town)
• Wind Point
• Yorkville

Census-designated places[link]

Racine County Court House.

• Bohners Lake
• Browns Lake
• Eagle Lake
• Waterford North
• Wind Lake

Unincorporated communities[link]

• Beaumont
• Caldwell
• Cedar Park
• Eagle Lake Manor
• Franksville
• Husher
• Ives Grove
• Kansasville
• Kneeland
• North Cape
• Rosewood
• Sylvania
• Tichigan
• Union Church

Ghost towns[link]

• Muskego Settlement

See also[link]

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Racine County, Wisconsin

References[link]

External links[link]

• Racine County

	Waukesha County	Milwaukee County	Ottawa County, Michigan
	Walworth County
		Racine County, Wisconsin    East
		Kenosha County	Allegan County, Michigan

v t e Municipalities and communities of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Racine Cities Burlington‡ Racine Villages Caledonia Elmwood Park Mount Pleasant North Bay Rochester Sturtevant Union Grove Waterford Wind Point Towns Burlington Dover Norway Raymond Waterford Yorkville CDPs Bohners Lake Browns Lake Eagle Lake Tichigan Wind Lake Unincorporated communities Beaumont Caldwell Cedar Park Eagle Lake Manor Ives Grove Kansasville Kneeland North Cape Rosewood Sylvania Union Church Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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v t e Racine, Wisconsin Surrounding communities (over 10,000) Caledonia‡ | Mount Pleasant‡ (under 10,000) Sturtevant‡ | Wind Point‡ | Franksville§ | Elmwood Park‡ | North Bay‡ Counties Racine County *town ‡village §CDP

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Coordinates: 42°47′N 87°46′W / 42.78°N 87.76°W / 42.78; -87.76