Racine County, Wisconsin

Founding: 1836
Parent county: Milwaukee

Namesake: The French word racine ("root"), a reference to the Root River
Seat: Racine (1836–)

Land area: 333 square miles

Population (2020): 197,727

Population (historic): 3,475 (1840); 21,360 (1860); 30,922 (1880); 45,644 (1900); 90,217 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; nine villages; five CDPs; six towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 18,114 (22%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 63.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 22.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,773
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,943
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,215
Average farm size (1920): 66.1 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, New York, Denmark, Norway, England, and Ireland
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Racine

Namesake: The French word racine ("root"), a reference to the Root River

Founding: 1835 (platting); 1836 (post office); 1841 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 77,816

Population (historic): 5,107 (1850); 9,880 (1870); 21,014 (1890); 38,002 (1910); 67,542 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1930; 1940–1970
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 12,597 (37.3%)
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