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 _________________________...