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Racine ( / rəˈsiːn, reɪ -/ rə-SEEN, ray-) [8] is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. [9] Racine is situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and approximately 60 miles (100 km) north of Chicago.
1st. Website. www .racinecounty .com. Racine County ( / rəˈsiːn, reɪ -/ rə-SEEN, ray-) is a county in southeastern Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population was 197,727, [1] making it Wisconsin's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Racine. [2] The county was founded in 1836, then a part of the Wisconsin Territory.
The mouth of the Root River, Racine, Wisconsin Root River, Racine in early 20th century. The Root River is a 43.7-mile-long (70.3 km) river that flows to Lake Michigan at the city of Racine in southeastern Wisconsin in the United States. Racine and Racine County are named for the river, as racine is the French word for root.
Lake Michigan (/ ˈ m ɪ ʃ ɪ ɡ ən / ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume (1,180 cu mi (4,900 km 3)) and the third-largest by surface area (22,404 sq mi (58,030 km 2)), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
August 11, 1987. The Old Main Street Historic District in Racine, Wisconsin is an area including a section of Main Street and which is roughly bounded by Second St., Lake Ave., Fifth St., and Wisconsin Ave. It is a 17-acre (6.9 ha) area with elements dating back to 1847. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Racine County: 101: Racine: 1836: Milwaukee County: Racine, the French word for "root", after the Root River, which flows through the county 196,613: 332.5 sq mi (861 km 2) Richland County: 103: Richland Center: 1842: Iowa County: The rich soil of the area 17,197: 586.15 sq mi (1,518 km 2) Rock County: 105: Janesville: 1836: Milwaukee County
Racine College was one of the first schools to have a college football team. They were known as the Racine Purple Stockings, after the Chicago White Stockings, on whose field they played. Racine and the University of Michigan Wolverines played the Midwest's first intramural college football game on May 30, 1879.
Grosse Ile (Michigan) / 42.13000°N 83.16028°W / 42.13000; -83.16028. Grosse Ile ( / ˌɡroʊs ˈiːl / grows-EEL) is an American island in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [1] Located just west of the Canada–United States border in the Detroit River, it is the largest island in the river and the most-populated island in ...