Racine County, Wisconsin
| Racine County, Wisconsin | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | December 7, 1836 |
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| Seat | Racine |
| Largest City | Racine |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
792 sq mi (2,051 km²) 333 sq mi (862 km²) 460 sq mi (1,191 km²), 58% |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.racinecounty.com | |
Racine County (rus-EEN, sometimes also ray-SEEN) is a county in southeastern Wisconsin. Its county seat is Racine.[1] When the 2020 census was held, Racine County had 197,727 people,[2] or the fifth-most people of any county in Wisconsin. Racine County was founded in 1836, when Wisconsin was known as theWisconsin Territory.
Racine County makes up the Racine metropolitan statistical area, the communities around Racine. This area is part of the Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha combined statistical area.[3] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Racine County contains 792 square miles (2,050 km2): 333 square miles (860 km2) are land and 460 square miles (1,200 km2) (58%) are water.[4] In June 2021, 5.6% of people in the county did not have a job.[5]
Racine County, Wisconsin Media
Map of Racine County, with municipal boundaries
Racine County sign on WIS 11
1879 engraving of the Racine County courthouse
References
- ↑ Find a CountyNational Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ 2020 Decennial Census: Racine County, Wisconsin. data.census.govU.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ↑ US Department of Commerce Economic & Statistics Administration. Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area. Census.gov (January 2012). Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ↑ 2010 Census Gazetteer Files (August 22, 2012)United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ↑ Unemployment in the United States. Local Area Unemployment Statistics Map. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
