Racine, Wisconsin
Nickname: The Belle City of the Lakes[1]
Location of Racine, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°43′34″N 87°48′21″W / 42.72611, -87.80583
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Racine
Government
- Mayor	Gary Becker (D)
Area
- Total	18. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States This is a list of 72 counties in the US state of Wisconsin. The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS code which is used by the United Racine County is a County located in the US state of Wisconsin. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 7 sq mi (48. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 km²)
- Land	15. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 5 sq mi (40. 2 km²)
- Water	3. 1 sq mi (8. 1 km²)
Elevation	617 ft (188 m)
Population (2006)
- Total	79,592
- Density	5,267. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/sq mi (2,033. 8/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-66000[2]
GNIS feature ID	1572015[3]
Website: www.cityofracine.org/

Racine is a city in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States, located beside Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Racine County is a County located in the US state of Wisconsin. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. The Root River is a River, about 35 mi (55 km long that flows to Lake Michigan at the city of Racine in southeastern Wisconsin in the ^[4] As of the 2006 census, the city had a total population of 79,592. ^[5] It is the county seat of Racine County. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Racine County is a County located in the US state of Wisconsin. ^[6]

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Government 5 Education 5.1 Higher Education 5.2 Public schools 5.2.1 High Schools 5.2.2 Middle Schools 5.3 Private Elementary Schools 6 Notable businesses 7 Media 8 Sister cities 9 Notable people from Racine 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

History

On October 10, 1699, a fleet of eight canoes bearing a party of French explorers entered the mouth of Root River. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated These were the first known Europeans to visit what is now Racine County. Led by a man named Jonathan Paradise, they founded a French trading post in the area which eventually became a small settlement on Lake Michigan near where the Root River empties into Lake Michigan. The Root River is a River, about 35 mi (55 km long that flows to Lake Michigan at the city of Racine in southeastern Wisconsin in the Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. "Racine" is French for "root. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people "

In 1832, just after the Blackhawk War, the area surrounding Racine was settled by Yankees from upstate New York. The Black Hawk War was fought in 1832 in the Midwestern United States. The term Yankee, sometimes abbreviated to Yank, has a few related meanings often referring to someone of U New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

Gilbert Knapp, a Lake boat captain in 1834, founded the settlement of Port Gilbert at the place where the Root River empties into Lake Michigan. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the A boat is a Watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water and provide transport over it The Root River is a River, about 35 mi (55 km long that flows to Lake Michigan at the city of Racine in southeastern Wisconsin in the Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. The area was previously called Kipi Kawi and Chippecotton by the indigenous peoples, both names for the Root River. The name "Port Gilbert" was never really accepted, and in 1841 the community was incorporated as the village of Racine. After Wisconsin's statehood was granted in 1848 the new legislature voted in August to incorporate Racine as a city.

Before the American Civil War, Racine was well known for its strong opposition to slavery. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another Many slaves escaping to freedom via the Underground Railroad passed through the city. The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and Safe houses used by 19th century Black slaves in the United States In 1854 Joshua Glover, an escaped slave who had made a home in Racine, was arrested by federal marshals and taken to a jail in Milwaukee. Joshua Glover was a runaway Slave from St Louis Missouri who sought asylum in Racine Wisconsin in 1852 One hundred men from Racine, and ultimately 5,000 Wisconsinites, rallied and broke into the jail to free him. He was helped to escape to Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Glover's rescue gave rise to many legal complications and a great deal of litigation. This eventually lead to the Wisconsin Supreme Court declaring the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 unconstitutional, and later, the Wisconsin State Legislature refusing to recognize the authority of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Wisconsin Supreme Court is the highest Appellate court in the state of Wisconsin. The Fugitive Slave Law or Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of The Wisconsin Legislature, based in Madison, is Bicameral and is composed of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary.

Waves of immigrants, including Danes, Germans, and Czechs began to settle in Racine between the Civil War and the First World War. The term Dane may refer to People with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity whether living in Denmark, emigrants or the descendants of emigrants The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All African Americans started arriving in large numbers during World War I, as they did in other Midwestern industrial towns, and Mexicans started migrating to Racine from roughly 1925 onward.

Unitarians from New England initially dominated Racine's religious life, as they did in other parts of the Upper Midwest before 1880. Racine's Emmaus Lutheran Church is the oldest Danish Lutheran Church in North America, founded on August 22, 1851. Emmaus Lutheran, originally a founding member of the Danish American Lutheran Church, has subsequently been a member of the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (UDELCA), the American Lutheran Church (ALC), and, since 1988, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The American Lutheran Church (ALC was a Christian Protestant denomination in the United States that existed from 1960 to 1987 The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ( ELCA) is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago Illinois. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ( ELCA) is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago Illinois.

Racine was a factory town almost from the very beginning. The first industry in Racine County included the manufacture of Fanning mills, machines that separated wheat grain from chaff. Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East. Chaff (tʃɑːf or /tʃæf/ depending on dialect &ndash both to rhyme with "half" is the inedible dry scaly protective casings of the seeds of Cereal grain, or Racine also had its share of captains of industry, including J. I. Case (heavy equipment), and S.C. Johnson (cleaning and chemical products). Case Corporation (formerly JI Case Company was a Manufacturer of construction and Agricultural equipment. S C Johnson ( S C Johnson & Son Inc) previously known as S C Johnson Wax (and earlier Johnson Wax) is a global manufacturer of household Racine's harbor was very central to the shipping industry in the late 1800s. Racine furthermore was an early car manufacturing center. The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles One of the world's first automobiles was allegedly built there in 1871 or 1872 by Dr. J. W. Cathcart,^[7], as was the Pennington Victoria tricycle,^[8] the Mitchell,^[9] and the Case^[10]

In 1887, malted milk was invented by Englishman William Horlick in Racine, and Horlicks remains a global brand. A tricycle (often abbreviated to trike) is a three-wheeled vehicle Malted milk is a powdered food product made from a mixture of Malted Barley, Wheat Flour, and whole milk, which is evaporated Horlicks is the name of a company and of a Malted milk hot drink which is claimed to promote Sleep when consumed at bedtime The garbage disposal was invented in 1927 by architect John Hammes of Racine. A garbage disposal, waste disposal unit, or garburator / garbarator ( Canada) is a device usually electrically-powered An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction He founded the company InSinkErator in Racine, which still produces millions of garbage disposers a year. InSinkErator is a company and brand name known for producing Garbage disposal systems In addition, Racine is the home of Johnson Wax, with its headquarters designed in 1936 by Frank Lloyd Wright, who also designed the Wingspread Conference Center and two homes in Racine. S C Johnson ( S C Johnson & Son Inc) previously known as S C Johnson Wax (and earlier Johnson Wax) is a global manufacturer of household Johnson Wax Headquarters (1936-1939 the world headquarters and administration building of S Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8 1867 &ndash April 9 1959 was an American (of Welsh descent Architect, Interior designer, Writer, and educator who The city is also home to the Dremel Corporation as well as Twin Disc.

Racine claims to be the largest North American settlement of Danes outside of Greenland. Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat meaning "Land of the Greenlanders" Grønland is a self-governing Danish Province located between the Racine is particularly known for its Danish pastries, especially kringle. Kringle is a Pastry developed in Scandinavia although some claim its roots are in Germany Several bakeries have been featured on the Food Network. Food Network is a cable network that airs specials and recurring (episodic programs about food and cooking ^[11][12]

The city is also known for its large prom celebration, which combines the students from all the high schools in the city at an after party. This was featured in the radio show This American Life in Episode #186 "Prom", originally aired on June 8, 2001. This American Life ( TAL) is a weekly hour-long Radio program produced by Chicago Public Radio and hosted by Ira Glass. ^[13]

Geography

Racine is located at 42°43′34″N, 87°48′21″W (42. 726052, -87. 805873). ^[14]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 7 square miles (48. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 km²), of which, 15. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 square miles (40. 2 km²) of it is land and 3. 1 square miles (8. 1 km²) of it (16. 76%) is water.

Demographics

City of Racine Population by year [15] [2]
1880	29,105
1890	32,934
1900	38,076
1910	46,532
1920	58,638
1930	67,592
1940	67,217
1950	71,543
1960	89,107
1970	95,234
1980	85,796
1990	84,367
2000	81,855
2005	77,277
2006	79,592

As of the census of 2000,^[5] there were 81,855 people, 31,449 households, and 20,405 families residing in the city. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 5,267. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6 people per square mile (2,033. 7/km²). There were 33,414 housing units at an average density of 2,150. 3/sq mi (830. 2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 68. 91% White, 20. 32% African American, 0. 40% Native American, 0. 61% Asian, 0. 05% Pacific Islander, 7. 14% from other races, and 2. 57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13. 95% of the population.

There were 31,449 households out of which 33. 9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42. 2% were married couples living together, 17. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35. 1% were non-families. 29. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 54 and the average family size was 3. 15.

In the city the population was spread out with 28. 7% under the age of 18, 9. 9% from 18 to 24, 30. 0% from 25 to 44, 19. 2% from 45 to 64, and 12. 2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95. 0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91. 2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,164, and the median income for a family was $45,150. Males had a median income of $35,079 versus $24,279 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,705. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 10. 8% of families and 13. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 6% of those under age 18 and 6. 6% of those aged 65 or over.

Government

The government of the City of Racine is divided into executive and legislative branches. The mayor is the chief executive, elected by general election for a term of four years. The mayor appoints commissioners and other officials who oversee the various departments, subject to Common Council approval. The current mayor is Gary Becker, a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition^[16], a bi-partisan group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets. The Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition is a coalition of Mayors from 225 different United States cities, with a stated goal of "making the public safer In a Two-party system (such as in the United States) bipartisan refers to any bill, act, resolution, or any other action of a " The Coalition is co-chaired by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Thomas Michael Menino (born December 27, 1942) is the mayor of Boston Massachusetts, United States and the city's first The City of New York Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and the Mayor of New York City.

In addition to the mayor, Racine's other citywide elected official is the Municipal Judge. The City Council is the legislative branch and is made up of 15 aldermen, one elected from each district in the city. The council enacts local ordinances and approves the city budget. Government priorities and activities are established in a budget ordinance usually adopted each November. The council takes official action through the passage of ordinances and resolutions.

Education

Higher Education

• University of Wisconsin-Parkside on the border of Racine and Kenosha. The University of Wisconsin-Parkside (also known as UW-Parkside) is a nationally accredited university Kenosha (kəˈnoʊʃə is a city in and the county seat of Kenosha County, United States. The two cities fought over naming the university due to its geographical location. Since it was located in Kenosha, the city wanted to name the university, the University of Wisconsin-Kenosha; however, Racine wanted to name it the University of Wisconsin-Racine. To accommodate both cities, the university was named for its location near Petrifying Springs Park in Kenosha County.
• Gateway Technical College

Public schools

Racine's public schools are managed by the Racine Unified School District, which oversees twenty-one elementary schools, seven middle schools and five high schools with a combined student population of around 21,000 students. Gateway Technical College (also GTC is a technical ( community) college serving Kenosha, Racine, and Walworth counties in Wisconsin

High Schools

• Jerome I. Case High School
• Washington Park High School
• William Horlick High School
• Walden III Middle/High School
• Racine Lutheran High School
• St. Catherine's High School
• The Prairie School
• The R. Jerome I Case High School (also known as Case, J I Case or Racine Case High School is located in Racine Wisconsin, in the United States Washington Park High School (also known as " Park " or " Racine Park " High School is a public four-year High school in Racine William Horlick High School (also known as " Horlick " or " Racine Horlick " High School is a public four-year Walden III Middle/High School is an Alternative school located in downtown Racine Wisconsin. Racine Lutheran High School is a small private high school located in Racine Wisconsin. St Catherine's High School is a private, Roman Catholic High school in Racine Wisconsin. E. A. L. School Middle/High School

Middle Schools

• Walden III Middle School
• Jerstad Agerholm Middle School
• Gilmore Middle School
• Henry Mitchell Middle School
• McKinley - Middle Charter School
• Starbuck Middle School
• R. E. A. L. School Middle/High School

Private Elementary Schools

• St. John's Lutheran
• St. Lucy's
• St. Edward's
• St. Joseph's
• St. Richard's
• Trinity Lutheran School

Notable businesses

• Wind Point Lighthouse – Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
• S.C. Johnson and Son Administration Building and Research Tower – Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
• Racine Zoological Gardens
• Historic Horlick Field - Home to the Racine Belles of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and, currently, the Racine Raiders of the North American Football League (NAFL). Wind Point Lighthouse (or Windpoint Light Station) is an active aid to navigation located at the north end of Racine Harbor in the U The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Johnson Wax Headquarters (1936-1939 the world headquarters and administration building of S The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of The Racine Zoo, situated on 32 acres on the shore of Lake Michigan is home to more than 70 species of animals Horlick Field, located on the north side of Racine WI, in the United States, is comprised of an 8500 seat football stadium and a well kept baseball park enclosed The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was a women's professional Baseball league founded by Philip K The Racine Raiders American football club is a North American Football League team based in Racine Wisconsin. The North American Soccer League is sometimes mistakenly called the North American Football League NAFL redirects here for the Northern Irish soccer league
• Rajo Motor and Manufacturing - a high performance Model T cylinder head manufacturer
• Case Corporation - a tractor manufacturer
• Rogans Shoes - Family owned, shoe selling company with 32 stores in the Midwest

Media

Racine is served by the daily newspaper the Journal Times, which is the namesake (but not current owner) of radio station WRJN (1400). Rajo Motor and Manufacturing was a manufacturing company based in Racine Wisconsin in the twentieth century The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie and also the Flivver) was an Automobile produced by Henry Ford 's Ford In an Internal combustion engine, the cylinder head sits atop the cylinders and consists of a platform containing part of the Combustion chamber and the Case Corporation (formerly JI Case Company was a Manufacturer of construction and Agricultural equipment. WRJN (1400 AM is a news/talk radio station located in Racine Wisconsin, and serving the areas of Racine, Kenosha and Milwaukee, Wisconsin The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel publishes a Racine-specific page on Thursdays and a Racine County section on Sundays, while The Insider News covers issues specific to the African-American community. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is a daily morning Broadsheet printed in Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA

The city has one television station owned by Weigel Broadcasting, WBME-TV (Channel 49), a station which airs classic drama and sitcom reruns and has their analog transmitter just north of the Milwaukee County line in Oak Creek. Weigel Broadcasting is an American locally-based television broadcasting company WBME-TV (channel 49 is a Television station licensed to Racine Wisconsin, and serving Milwaukee and the surrounding areas of southeastern Wisconsin Oak Creek is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. For all intents and purposes the station serves all of southeastern Wisconsin, with the station offices located in West Allis and the station's digital transmitter to be located in north Milwaukee's Lincoln Park by the end of 2008. West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. WBME does air a Sunday morning public affairs program called Racine & Me which is devoted to topics of interest to Racine residents.

Other radio stations serving the area are adult contemporary WEZY (92. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in WEZY (921 FM is a light Adult contemporary -formatted radio station in Racine Wisconsin. 1) and urban contemporary WKKV (100. Urban contemporary is a music Radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s WKKV-FM, also known as V-1007 Jams, is an Urban contemporary owned by Clear Channel Broadcasting serving the Milwaukee area 7). WEZY specifically targets Racine and Kenosha and is owned locally, while WKKV is a station owned by Clear Channel Communications that although it is licensed to Racine and with a transmitter in the north-central part of Racine County, is targeted towards Milwaukee audiences and has their station offices in Greenfield. Clear Channel Communications is a media conglomerate company based in the United States. For other places with the same name see Greenfield (town Wisconsin Greenfield is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Carrier current student radio station WIPZ serves the UW-Parkside area. Carrier current is a method of low power AM broadcasting that does not require a broadcast license in the United States, but is allowed on the Campus of The University of Wisconsin-Parkside (also known as UW-Parkside) is a nationally accredited university

Sister cities

Racine has five sister cities:^[17]

• Aalborg, Denmark
• Bluefields, Nicaragua
• Fortaleza, Brazil
• Montélimar, France
• Ōiso, Japan

Notable people from Racine

• Harold C. Agerholm, PFC, USMC, World War II marine and Medal of Honor recipient
• James Roy Andersen, Brigadier General U. Aalborg ( IPA ˈʌlb̥ɒːˀ is a city in Denmark. Its population as of 2006 is 121540 making it the fourth largest in the country after Copenhagen, The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Bluefields is the capital of the Municipality of the same name and of R Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America Fortaleza ( Portuguese for Fortress, foxtaˈlezɐ is the State capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Montélimar ( Latin name Acumum and Montelaimar in Occitan) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. is a town located in Naka District, Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2008, the town has an estimated Population of 32856 and a density For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Private First Class Harold Christ Agerholm, USMCR, (January 29 1925&ndashJuly 7 1944 served as a Marine during World War II. In many Armed forces in the world Private First Class is a rank held by junior enlisted persons World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. S. Air Forces Pacific 1945, Andersen Air Force Base was named after him
• Lillian Andersen, 1933 World's Fair Queen
• Kristin Bauer, actress
• Chester Beach, inventor (AC/DC electric motor)
• Frank Bencriscutto, composer
• Olympia Brown, minister and champion of women's suffrage
• Caron Butler, NBA basketball player
• Joyce Carlson, artist
• Jerome I. Andersen Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base on the northern end of the island of Guam, largely within the village of Yigo but also stretching A Century of Progress International Exposition was the name of a World's Fair held in Chicago, Illinois from 1933 to 1934 to celebrate Kristin Bauer (born on November 26, 1973 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin) is an American Film Olympia Brown ( January 5, 1835 – October 23, 1926) was an American suffragist. James Caron Butler, widely known as Caron Butler (pronounced Kuh-RONN) (born March 13 1980) is an American professional Basketball Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Joyce Carlson ( March 16 1923 &ndash January 4 2008) was an American Artist and Designer credited with creating Case, industrialist (threshing machines)
• Jim Chones, NBA basketball player
• Laurel Salton-Clark, astronaut; died on reentry in her first space flight on Space Shuttle Columbia
• Chester Commodore, Cartoonist - nominated for the Pulitzer Prize twelve times
• Ellen Corby, television actress
• Marguerite Davis, Codiscoverer of Vitamins A and B. } James Bernett Chones (born November 30, 1949 in Racine Wisconsin) is an American former professional Basketball player Laurel Blair Salton Clark ( March 10, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was a medical doctor United States Navy Captain, An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained STS-107 was a Space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Columbia, launched January 16, 2003. Chester Commodore ( August 22, 1914 - April 10, 2004) was an African American Cartoonist, both of Political cartoons The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, Ellen Corby ( June 3, 1911 &ndash April 14, 1999) was an American Academy Award -nominated Actor. Marguerite Davis ( September 16, 1887 September 1967 was the co-discoverer of Vitamin A and Vitamin B with Elmer Verner McCollum in 1913 Vitamin A refers to a family of similarly shaped molecules the Retinoids. The B vitamins are eight water-soluble Vitamins that play important roles in cell Metabolism.
• Albert Dremel, founder of the Dremel company
• George N. Gillett Jr, owner of the ice hockey team Montreal Canadiens and co-owner of English Premier League team, Liverpool F.C. and the NASCAR auto racing team Gillett Evernham Motorsports. Dremel is a brand of tools primarily Rotary tools developed by Albert J George N Gillett Jr (born October 22, 1938, in Racine, Wisconsin) is an American Businessman, owner of the ice hockey The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Gillett Evernham Motorsports (formerly Evernham Motorsports) is a racing team in NASCAR.
• Norman Golden II, screen actor
• Walter Goodland, oldest Wisconsin governor
• George Gorton, inventor and manufacturer of machines
• Greg Graffin, lead vocalist of political punk rock band Bad Religion
• Ben Greenebaum, emeritus physics professor at University of Wisconsin-Parkside and president of the Bioelectromagnetic Society
• Edward P. Walter Samuel Goodland ( December 22 1862, Sharon Wisconsin March 12 1947, Madison Wisconsin) was an American The Governor of Wisconsin is the highest executive authority in the government of the U Gregory Walter Graffin, PhD (born November 6, 1964 in Racine Wisconsin) is the vocalist and co-founder of the Punk rock band Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett The University of Wisconsin-Parkside (also known as UW-Parkside) is a nationally accredited university Haas, investor, industrialist and entrepreneur Haas Tractors
• John Hammes, inventor (InSinkErator)
• Max Hardcore, porn star
• Paul P. Harris, founder of Rotary International
• Ben Hecht, author and playwright
• Chase M. InSinkErator is a company and brand name known for producing Garbage disposal systems Max Hardcore (born Paul F Little on August 10, 1956 in Racine, Wisconsin, U A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is somebody who appears in Pornographic films or Photographs, live Sex shows or Paul Percy Harris ( April 19, 1868 - January 27, 1947) was a Chicago Attorney best known for founding Rotary International Rotary International is an organization of Service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world Ben Hecht (pronounced hekt) ( February 28, 1894 &ndash April 18, 1964) was an American screenwriter director producer playwright Hendrix, entrepreneur - Adaptive Easel, Creative Goodwill
• Sonja Henning, WNBA player
• Kevin Henkes, author and Caldecott Meldal winner
• William Horlick, malted milk magnate
• Joe Jagersberger, early racecar driver and founder of Rajo Motor and Manufacturing
• Abdul Jeelani, NBA basketball player
• John L. Jerstad, Major, USAAF, World War II aviator and Medal of Honor recipient
• Samuel C. Johnson, industrialist (wax)
• William K. Sonja L Henning (born October 4, 1969 in Jackson Tennessee) is an Attorney and a former collegiate and professional Basketball player (b November 27 1960, Racine Wisconsin) is a noted children's Book author and illustrator most famous for his book Kitten's First Full Moon Joe Jagersberger ( 14 February 1884 Wiener Neustadt Austria &ndash 5 October 1952 Racine Wisconsin) was an Austrian-American Rajo Motor and Manufacturing was a manufacturing company based in Racine Wisconsin in the twentieth century Abdul Qadir Jeelani (born Gary Cole on February 10 1954, in Bells Tennessee) is a retired American professional Basketball Major John Louis Jerstad, United States Army Air Forces, was posthumously awarded the United States ' highest military award the Medal of Honor during Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr ( March 2, 1928 &ndash May 22, 2004) was the fourth generation of his Johnson, circus ringmaster
• Karel Jonas, Bohemian author and statesman
• Jim Jorgensen, entrepreneur – Discovery Zone, AllAdvantage & AllAdvantage. Jim Jorgensen (born in 1948 in Racine Wisconsin is a Serial entrepreneur. Discovery Zone (or DZ for short was a chain of entertainment facilities featuring games and elaborate indoor mazes designed for young children including Slides climbing AllAdvantage was an Internet advertising company that positioned itself as the world’s first " Infomediary " by paying its users/members a portion of the advertising de and Women's Sports Foundation
• Gerald L. Karwowski, historian and author
• Duane Kuiper, Major League Baseball player
• Larry Kusche, commercial pilot and author
• Craig Leipold, majority owner of NHL ice hockey team, Minnesota Wild
• T. Duane Eugene Kuiper (born June 19, 1950 in Racine Wisconsin) is a former Second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Lawrence David Kusche (born November 1, 1940) is an American author and pilot Craig Leipold is the former owner of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League and is the majority owner of the Minnesota Wild. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Minnesota Wild are a professional Ice hockey team based in Saint Paul Minnesota. P. Lucas, nationally renowned comedian, founder of 3-M. C. Entertainment
• Eric Nelson, award winning performances as a PGA golfer
• Fredric March, screen and stage actor
• Jim McIlvaine, NBA basketball player
• Barbara McNair, television and screen actress
• Robert McRay, television and screen actor
• Frederick Osius, inventor (electric appliances)
• John Oster, manufacturer of the Osterizer (blender appliance)
• Edward Piel, Sr, screen actor
• Steven Poplawski, inventor of drink mixers and the blender
• Shane Rawley, former major league pitcher
• Warner Richmond, screen actor
• Jack Rogan, founder of family owned business Rogan's Shoes
• Johnny Saputo, producer for the Ron & Fez show. Eric Nelson may refer to Eric Nelson (musician Eric Nelson (golfer Fredric March ( August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American two-time Academy Award and Tony Award -winning James Michael McIlvaine (born July 30 1972 in Racine, Wisconsin) is a retired American professional Basketball player Barbara McNair ( March 4 1934 - February 4 2007) was an African-American Singer and Actress. Robert McRay (born 1962 Wausau Wisconsin) is an American television Actor, Sculptor, and Personal trainer. Osterizer is a Brand which has been used by Oster Manufacturing for its line of blenders since 1946 A blender, or liquidiser in British English, is a Kitchen appliance used to mix ingredients or Puree food Shane William Rawley (born July 27 1955 in Racine, Wisconsin) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who played for Warner Richmond ( 11 January, 1886 &ndash 19 June, 1948) was an American actor The Ron and Fez Show is a Radio Talk show hosted by Ron "Tex" Bennington and Fez "Marie" Whatley
• Tom Sorensen, American volleyball player
• Keith Stattenfield, Lead Engineer, Apple Computer, Inc
• Rose Thering, Racine Dominican Sisters, professor Seton Hall University
• Edward H. Thomas ("Tom" Sorensen (born April 6, 1971 in Racine Wisconsin) is a former American Volleyball player who represented the Keith Stattenfield is a senior Apple Computer software engineer Sister Rose Thering ( August 9 1920 in Plain Wisconsin &ndash May 6 2006 in Racine Wisconsin) was a Roman Catholic The Congregation of Sisters of St Dominic of St Catherine of Siena is a Catholic Religious order for women Wadewitz, Whitman Publishing Company and Golden Books
• John Dearborn Walker, Drummer attached to 22nd Regiment. Western Publishing, also known as "Western Printing and Lithographing Co The 22nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an Infantry Regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. At age 11, the youngest person to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War. The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South
• Jamey Walter National Soccer Referee registered in Wisconsin
• Lisa Wells, wife of REO Speedwagon lead singer Kevin Cronin
• George Wheary, inventor and industrialist

See also

• Area code 262

References

External links

• Racine, Wisconsin is at coordinates 42°43′34″N 87°48′21″W / 42.726052, -87.805873 (Racine, Wisconsin)Coordinates: 42°43′34″N 87°48′21″W / 42.726052, -87.805873 (Racine, Wisconsin)

• Racine and Racine County History site
• Racine City Government
• Racine.WI.Net
• Racine County Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Racine History site -- lots of early 1900s postcards
• Racine Public Library

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