Racine, Wisconsin | |
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![]() Monument Square | |
Nickname(s): The Belle City of the Lakes, The Kringle Capital of America, Kringleville, Invention City[1] | |
![]() Location of Racine, Wisconsin | |
Coordinates: 42°43′34″N 87°48′21″W / 42.72611°N 87.80583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Racine |
Area | |
• City | 15.66 sq mi (40.56 km2) |
• Land | 15.48 sq mi (40.08 km2) |
• Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.48 km2) |
Elevation | 618 ft (188 m) |
Population | |
• City | 77,816 |
• Rank | 5th in Wisconsin |
• Density | 4,960.26/sq mi (1,915.13/km2) |
• Urban | 134,877 (US: 254th) |
• Metro | 197,727 (US: 231st) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 53401–53408[4] |
Area code | 262 |
FIPS code | 55-66000[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 1572015[6] |
Website | cityofracine |
Racine (/ˈreɪsiːn/ RAY-seen) or (/rəˈsiːn/ rə-SEEN)[7] 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.[8] Racine is centrally located between Milwaukee and Chicago. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a population of 77,816.[3]