Assisted Living in Racine, WI

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Facts about Racine

Racine is also known as: Racine County / Racine city.

And some of the notable people born here have been: Gwen Moore (politician), Jesse Marsch (coach), Kevin Barry (american football player), Kristin Bauer van Straten (actor and painter), and Don Wadewitz (sports commentator).

And featured attractions of Racine: Johnson Wax Headquarters, Racine Zoo, Thomas P. Hardy House, Karel Jonas House, and First Presbyterian Church.

Racine is represented by Mayor John Dickert.

Racine 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. Racine is centrally located between Milwaukee and Chicago. As of the 2013 U.S. census, the city had a population of 78,199, making it the fifth-largest city in Wisconsin. Its median home price of $103,625 makes it the most affordable city in Wisconsin to buy a home.Racine has long been a center of innovation with factory production of J. I. Case 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, which, at the start of the 20th century, 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.

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