Racine
city in and county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States
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Summary
Racine is a city in the United States[1]. Racine ranks in the top 4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,615 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Racine County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lake Michigan[5], Root River[6]
- Head of government: John Dickert[7], Cory Mason[8]
- Instance of: second-class city[9], county seat[10]
- Shares border with: Wind Point[11], Caledonia[12], North Bay[13], Mount Pleasant[14], Elmwood Park[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Aalborg[16], Bluefields[17], Fortaleza[18], Montélimar[19], Oiso[20], Aalborg Municipality[21]
- Postal code: 53401[22], 53402[23], 53403[24], 53404[25], 53405[26], 53406[27], 53408[28]
- Commons category: Racine, Wisconsin[29]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[30]
- Local dialing code: 262[31]
- Inception: 1699[32]
- Start time: January 1, 1848[33]
- Official website: http://www.cityofracine.org[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Racine, Wisconsin[35]
- Population: 5107[36], 78,860[37], 77,816[38]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin[39]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[42], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[43], The New Student's Reference Work[44], New International Encyclopedia[45]
- Capital of: Racine County[46]
- Official name: City of Racine[47], Racine[48]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Racine, Wisconsin[49]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Racine, Wisconsin[50]
- Number of households: 30,392[51]
- Native label: Racine[52]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Racine, Wisconsin[53]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 48.393873 km²[54] and 48.384979 km²[55]. Racine sits at an elevation of 188 m[56].
Why It Matters
Racine has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Racine is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]