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

National Register listings: 57

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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Outstanding Buildings

1. *St. Louis Catholic Church (1901). 13207 5.5 Mile Road. Caledonia. Romanesque.
2. *John Thomas House (1852/1860s). 4226 Lighthouse Drive. Caledonia. Gothic Revival. Razed.
3. *John Collins Farm (1853/1873). 6409 Nicholson Road. Caledonia. Greek Revival.
4. *James Nield House (1854). 2026 Three Mile Road. Caledonia. Greek Revival. Razed.
5. *Joseph Brook Farm (1883). 27229 Rowntree Road. Dover.
6. *Richard Richards House (1853). 3831 South Green Bay Road. Mount Pleasant. Greek Revival.
7. *George Trautwein Farm (c. 1875). 1913 North Newman Road. Mount Pleasant. Italianate.
8. *William Hoyt House (1876). 32513 Academy Road. Rochester. Italianate.
9. *Franklin Hoyt Farm (c. 1855/1890). 32565 Academy Road. Rochester. Greek Revival/Queen Anne.
10. *William Rowe Farm (1889). 32723 Academy Road. Rochester. Italianate.
11. *Andrew Russell House (c. 1865). 602 South Front Street. Rochester. Italianate.
12. *School Number Three (1866). 2131 Heritage Road. Rochester. Greek Revival.
13. *Jedediah Healy House (1858). 34108 Oak Knoll Road. Rochester. Greek Revival.
14. *Delia Gallup Estate (1907). 31308 Washington Avenue. Rochester. Craftsman.
15. *John Earle House (c. 1895). 34901 Washington Avenue. Rochester. Queen Anne.
16. *School Number Four (c. 1885). 17640 Old Yorkville Road. Yorkville. Italianate.
17. *Allen Martin Farm (c. 1850). 33933 High Road. Waterford. Greek Revival.
18. *Matthew Blackburn House (1847). 2826 Maple Road. Waterford. Greek Revival.
19. *August Humbert House (c. 1870). 7611 Pleasant Road. Waterford.
20. *Elam Beardsley Farm (c. 1860). 5601 State Route 83. Waterford. Italianate.
21. *John Moyle Farm (c. 1880). 17806 Old Yorkville Road. Yorkville. Italianate.