Racine County, Wisconsin
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Congressional district | 1st |
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Racine County (
History
The Potawatomi people occupied the area of Racine County until European settlement. The Wisconsin Territory legislature established Racine County in 1836, separating it from Milwaukee County. Racine County originally extended to Wisconsin's southern border and encompassed the land that is now Kenosha County, Wisconsin. Kenosha County was created as a separate entity in 1850.[6]
Geography
- Milwaukee County (north)
- Ottawa County, Michigan (northeast)
- Allegan County, Michigan (southeast)
- Kenosha County (south)
- Walworth County (west)
- Waukesha County (northwest)
The Root River is the county's namesake.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1840 | 3,475 | — | |
1850 | 14,973 | 330.9% | |
1860 | 21,360 | 42.7% | |
1870 | 26,740 | 25.2% | |
1880 | 30,922 | 15.6% | |
1890 | 36,268 | 17.3% | |
1900 | 45,644 | 25.9% | |
1910 | 57,424 | 25.8% | |
1920 | 78,961 | 37.5% | |
1930 | 90,217 | 14.3% | |
1940 | 94,047 | 4.2% | |
1950 | 109,585 | 16.5% | |
1960 | 141,781 | 29.4% | |
1970 | 170,838 | 20.5% | |
1980 | 173,132 | 1.3% | |
1990 | 175,034 | 1.1% | |
2000 | 188,831 | 7.9% | |
2010 | 195,408 | 3.5% | |
2020 | 197,727 | 1.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790–1960[8] 1900–1990[9] 1990–2000[10] 2010–2020[11] 2020 census[12] |
2020 census
As of the
2000 census
As of the
ancestry.There were 70,819 households, of which 34.5% had children under 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 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 27.0% under 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 or older. The median age was 36. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.
Transportation
Major highways
Railroads
- Amtrak
- Canadian National
- Canadian Pacific
- Union Pacific
- Sturtevant station
Buses
Airports
- John H. Batten Airport (KRAC) serves the county and surrounding communities.
- Burlington Municipal Airport (KBUU) enhances county service.
- Cindy Guntly Memorial Airport (62C) enhances county service.
- Fox River Airport (96C) enhances county service.
- Sylvania Airport (C89) enhances county service.
Communities
Cities
- Burlington (partly in Walworth County)
- Racine (county seat)
Villages
Towns
Census-designated places
- Bohners Lake (Town of Burlington)
- Browns Lake (Town of Burlington)
- Eagle Lake (Town of Dover)
- Tichigan (Town of Waterford)
- Wind Lake (Town of Norway)
Unincorporated communities
- Beaumont
- Buena Park
- Caldwell
- Cedar Park
- Eagle Lake Manor
- Eagle Lake Terrace
- Franksville
- Honey Creek (partial)
- Honey Lake (partial)
- Husher
- Ives Grove
- Kansasville
- Kneeland
- North Cape
- Raymond
- Rosewood
- Sylvania
- Union Church
- Yorkville
Ghost towns/neighborhoods
- DeNoon
- Muskego Settlement
- Raymond Center
Government
The County Board has 21 members, each elected from single-member districts.[14] The county executive is elected in a countywide vote. The county executive is Jonathan Delagrave. The Circuit Court is made up of ten judges, elected in countywide elections to six-year terms.
Politics
Racine County has been a bellwether county, having voted for the winning presidential candidate in 28 of the last 33 elections since 1896 despite its solidly Democratic county seat, Racine, Wisconsin. The only exceptions to this were when it voted for Charles Evans Hughes in 1916, Gerald Ford in 1976, Michael Dukakis in 1988, and Donald Trump in 2020.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 54,479 | 51.18% | 50,159 | 47.12% | 1,813 | 1.70% |
2016 | 46,681 | 49.50% | 42,641 | 45.22% | 4,980 | 5.28% |
2012 | 49,347 | 47.74% | 53,008 | 51.28% | 1,009 | 0.98% |
2008 | 45,954 | 45.66% | 53,408 | 53.07% | 1,280 | 1.27% |
2004 | 52,456 | 51.65% | 48,229 | 47.48% | 884 | 0.87% |
2000 | 44,014 | 49.53% | 41,563 | 46.77% | 3,288 | 3.70% |
1996 | 30,107 | 38.81% | 38,567 | 49.72% | 8,894 | 11.47% |
1992 | 32,310 | 36.79% | 34,875 | 39.71% | 20,634 | 23.50% |
1988 | 36,342 | 47.42% | 39,631 | 51.72% | 658 | 0.86% |
1984 | 42,092 | 52.84% | 36,955 | 46.39% | 616 | 0.77% |
1980 | 39,683 | 49.76% | 33,565 | 42.09% | 6,494 | 8.14% |
1976 | 37,088 | 49.00% | 36,740 | 48.54% | 1,858 | 2.45% |
1972 | 38,490 | 56.41% | 27,778 | 40.71% | 1,968 | 2.88% |
1968 | 28,028 | 44.78% | 27,045 | 43.21% | 7,513 | 12.00% |
1964 | 21,434 | 36.14% | 37,785 | 63.71% | 87 | 0.15% |
1960 | 29,562 | 49.03% | 30,596 | 50.74% | 136 | 0.23% |
1956 | 31,968 | 58.21% | 22,646 | 41.24% | 305 | 0.56% |
1952 | 30,628 | 54.65% | 25,241 | 45.03% | 180 | 0.32% |
1948 | 19,029 | 43.45% | 23,266 | 53.12% | 1,502 | 3.43% |
1944 | 18,220 | 41.11% | 25,697 | 57.97% | 408 | 0.92% |
1940 | 18,753 | 43.63% | 23,532 | 54.75% | 693 | 1.61% |
1936 | 10,850 | 28.73% | 24,474 | 64.80% | 2,447 | 6.48% |
1932 | 10,754 | 32.49% | 19,960 | 60.31% | 2,383 | 7.20% |
1928 | 17,423 | 56.56% | 13,021 | 42.27% | 362 | 1.18% |
1924 | 13,040 | 50.21% | 1,463 | 5.63% | 11,466 | 44.15% |
1920 | 14,406 | 71.95% | 3,650 | 18.23% | 1,965 | 9.81% |
1916 | 5,081 | 47.77% | 4,495 | 42.26% | 1,061 | 9.97% |
1912 | 2,606 | 29.42% | 3,909 | 44.13% | 2,343 | 26.45% |
1908 | 5,490 | 52.77% | 3,688 | 35.45% | 1,226 | 11.78% |
1904 | 5,573 | 55.61% | 2,584 | 25.79% | 1,864 | 18.60% |
1900 | 5,925 | 58.37% | 3,855 | 37.98% | 371 | 3.65% |
1896 | 5,849 | 57.61% | 3,975 | 39.15% | 329 | 3.24% |
1892 | 3,956 | 46.19% | 3,750 | 43.79% | 858 | 10.02% |
See also
- Peggy Johnson, a young woman whose body was discovered in 1999 in Raymond
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Racine County, Wisconsin
References
- ^ a b c "2020 Decennial Census: Racine County, Wisconsin". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ US Department of Commerce Economic & Statistics Administration; US Census Bureau (January 2012). "Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area" (PDF). Census.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ "Unemployment in the United States". Local Area Unemployment Statistics Map. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ Kellogg, Louise Phelps (1910). "Organization, Boundaries and Names of Wisconsin Counties". In Thwaites, Reuben Gold (ed.). Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at its Fifty-Seventh Annual Meeting. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society. p. 190. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Racine County, Wisconsin; United States". Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Racine County Website, "Racine County". Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
Further reading
- Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Racine and Kenosha Counties Wisconsin. Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1906.
External links
- Official website
- Racine County map from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation