Racine County, Wisconsin

Infobox U.S. County
county = Racine County
state = Wisconsin




map size = 225
founded =
seat = Racine | area_total_sq_mi =792
area_land_sq_mi =333
area_water_sq_mi =459
area percentage = 57.94%
census yr = 2006
pop = 196096
density_km2 =219
web = www.racineco.com
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Racine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2006, the population was 196,096. Its county seat is RacineGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 792 square miles (2,051 km²), of which, 333 square miles (863 km²) of it is land and 459 square miles (1,188 km²) of it (57.94%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Clockwise from north
*Milwaukee County (north)
*Lake Michigan (east)
*Kenosha County (south)
*Walworth County (west)
*Waukesha County (north)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1850= 14973
1860= 21360
1870= 26740
1880= 30922
1890= 36268
1900= 45644
1910= 57424
1920= 78961
1930= 90217
1940= 94047
1950= 109585
1960= 141781
1970= 170838
1980= 173132
1990= 175034
2000= 188831
estimate= 196096
estyear= 2006
estref= [cite web | title = Wisconsin by County - GCT-T1. Population Estimates | work = American FactFinder | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | accessdate = 2007-04-09 | url = http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US55&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-T1&-ds_name=PEP_2006_EST&-_lang=en&-format=ST-2&-_sse=on ]
footnote=Source: U.S. Census [cite paper | author = Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission | title = The Population of Southeastern Wisconsin | version = Technical Report Number 11 (4th Edition) | date = July 2004 | url = http://www.sewrpc.org/publications/techrep/tr-011_population_southeastern_wisconsin.pdf | format = PDF | accessdate = 2007-04-09 ] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 188,831 people, 70,819 households, and 49,856 families residing in the county. The population density was 567 people per square mile (219/km²). There were 74,718 housing units at an average density of 224 per square mile (87/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.04% White, 10.47% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.69% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. 7.94% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 32.9% were of German, 7.4% Polish and 5.5% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 70,819 households out of which 34.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were married couples living together, 12.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age 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 27.00% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.50 males.

Government

*County Executive: William McReynolds (R)
*District Attorney: Michael Nieskes (R)
*Sheriff: Bob Carlson (D)

Cities, villages, and towns

*Bohners Lake
*Browns Lake
*Burlington (city)
*Burlington (town)
*Caledonia
*Dover
*Eagle Lake
*Elmwood Park
*Franksville
*Mount Pleasant
*North Bay
*Norway
*Racine (County Seat)
*Raymond
*Rochester (town)
*Rochester
*Sturtevant
*Union Grove
*Waterford North (CDP)
*Waterford (village)
*Waterford (town)
*Wind Lake
*Wind Point
*Yorkville

Unincorporated communities

*Kansasville

References

External links

* [http://www.racineco.com/ Racine County]