Business & Community Resourcesquality of life / overview
HealthcareRacine County residents have access to exceptional healthcare. Two of the state’s largest healthcare providers operate hospitals and other medical facilities in the County.
ClimateRacine County enjoys a climate with four seasons, and temperatures that range from highs in the 90's, to lows below freezing.
HousingCome to Racine County to find any type of desirable lifestyle. Racine County is the kind of place where you can enjoy living by the water, exciting city life, unique suburban communities or quaint small town living.
Racine County Arts and RecreationRacine County takes pride in its ability to offer outstanding artistic, cultural, entertainment, and recreational opportunities for its citizens – all without having to travel to larger metropolitan areas.
Regional RecreationRacine County is located in the Chicago-Milwaukee Corridor, which makes it an ideal location to see all the sights in both Milwaukee and Chicago as well as the beautiful rural countryside of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region.
HistoryWoodland Indians were the earliest known inhabitants of Racine County. In the latter half of the 17th Century, French fur traders and missionaries, including Nicholas Perrot and Fathers Claude Allouez and Jacques Marquette, found predominately Miami Indians inhabiting the lands along Racine's Root River.
LocationRacine County is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan in southeastern Wisconsin and is approximately 65 miles north of Chicago and 25 miles south of Milwaukee.
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