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Racine, Wisconsin

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Racine, Wisconsin

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Racine (/r?'si?n/ ruh-SEEN, or /'re?si?n/ RAY-seen) 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. As of the 2012 U.S. census, the city had a population of 78,303, making it the fifth-largest city in Wisconsin. Its median home price of $103,625 makes it the least expensive city in Wisconsin to buy a home.Racine has long been a factory town with production of J. I. Case (heavy equipment), S. C. Johnson & Son (cleaning and chemical products), Dremel Corporation, Reliance Controls Corporation, Twin Disc, and Arthur B. Modine (Heat Exchangers). It is home to various immigrant communities. Racine was home to wagon maker Mitchell & Lewis Company in the 19th century. At the start of the 20th century the company began making motorcycles and automobiles as Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company. Racine was also home to the inventor of the InSinkErator, the first garbage disposal. Architects of the city included A. Arthur Guilbert and Edmund Bailey Funston. Malted milk balls were also developed in Racine.

Area (m2) 1.000000

Leader title Mayor

Population total 78860

Time zone Central Time Zone

Type City

English Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racine,_Wisconsin

Spanish wikipedia http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racine_(Wisconsin)

Wiki page external link http://racine.wi.net/ http://www.cityofracine.org/ http://www.racine.org http://www.racineco.net http://www.racinehistory.com/ http://www.racinelibrary.info http://www.vindustries.com/racinehistory/