ZIP Code 53406

Mount Pleasant, or Mt. Pleasant is a small town in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.

Racine (ruh-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 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 77,816, making it the 5th largest city in Wisconsin. In January 2017, it was rated "the most affordable place to live in the world" by the Demographia International Housing Affordability survey. In 1852, Racine High School, the first public high school in Wisconsin, opened. The Horlicks malt factory, where malted milk balls were first developed, and the Western Publishing factory where Little Golden Books were printed are also located in the city. The city is home to some works by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The area was previously called "Kipi Kawi" and "Chippecotton" by. the indigenous peoples, both names for the Root river. In November 1674, while traveling from Green Bay to the territory of the Illinois Confederation, Father Jacques Marquette and his assistants, Jacques Largillier and Pierre Porteret, camped at the Mouth of the River. Nearly a century later, in 1791, a trading post would be established along Lake Michigan near where theRoot River empties into it. After Wisconsin was admitted to the Union in 1848, the new legislature voted in August to incorporate Racine as a city.

History

Racine is the primary city name, but also Elmwood Park, Mount Pleasant, Mt Pleasant are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is Racine, Wisconsin. In November 1674, while traveling from Green Bay to the territory of the Illinois Confederation, Father Jacques Marquette and his assistants, Jacques Largillier and Pierre Porteret, camped at the mouth of the Root River. After European contacted the Natives, the Miami and later the Potawatomi expanded into the area, taking part in the French fur trade. In 1841 the community was incorporated as the village of Racine, after the French word for "root" In 1852, Racine High School, the first public high school in Wisconsin, opened. The high school operated until 1926, when it was torn down to make way for the new Racine County Courthouse, an Art Deco highrise. Washington Park High School was built to replace the original high school. Racine College, an Episcopal college, was founded; it closed in 1933. Its location and many of its buildings are preserved today by the Community of St. Mary as part of the DeKoven Center. The area was previously called "Kipi Kawi" and "Chippecotton" by the indigenous peoples, both names for the Root river. Some of the settlers were from the town of Derby, Connecticut, and others came from the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The city was well known for its strong opposition to slavery, with many slaves escaping to freedom via the Underground Railroad passing through the city. In 1954, an escaped slave who had made a home in Racine was arrested by federal marshals and jailed in Milwaukee.

Geography

Racine has a warm-summer Continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb) Summers are warm and short while winters are cold. Precipitation is dispersed evenly throughout the year, although summers are slightly wetter and more humid than winters. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.66 square miles (40.56 km²), of which, 15.47square miles (40.07 km²) is land and 0.18square miles ("0.47 km²") is water. The city is located on the Mississippi River, which runs through the center of the city. It has a population of 2,816. The town is located in the South Mississippi River drainage basin, which drains into the Little Mississippi River. It is the only city in the state to have a lake in its name, which was created in the early 20th century. It also has a river, which flows through the city and into the Mississippi. It was named after the town of Racine, Mississippi, where it was first recorded in 17th century records. The river is a tributary of the Mississippi, which is also known as the "Little Mississippi River" The city's name is derived from the word "racine" which means "river" or "lake" in French. It means "lake of the river" or, more commonly, "river of the same name". The city was founded in 1808.

Demographics

As of the census of 2020, the city's population was 77,816, roughly a 1% decrease from its 2010 population. There were 33,871 housing units at an average density of 2,188.8 per square mile (845.1/km²) Ethnically, the population was 24.2% Hispanic or Latino of any race. The number of crimes committed in the city in 2013 dropped in several categories to the lowest point in decades. Racine employs community-oriented policing, the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to address the immediate conditions that give rise to crime. The city's crime rate is 1.5 times higher than 92% of Wisconsin's other cities and towns. The median income for a household in Racine was $44,346. The per capita income for the city was $22,837. About 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.0% of those under age 18 and 9.1% ofThose age 65 or over. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.17. It is the 10th largest city in the country in the number of violent crimes committed, making it the lowest for any year on any record. The population of Racine in 2010 was 78,860 people, with a median age of 27.9 years. The gender makeup of the city is 48.8% male and 51. 2% female.

Government

Racine has a mayor-council form of government. The mayor is the chief executive, elected for a term of four years. The city council, the legislative branch, is made up of 15 aldermen, one elected from each district in the city. The council enacts local ordinances and approves the city budget. Fire protection and ambulance service is provided by the Racine Fire Department with six fire stations. Law enforcement services are provided by Racine Police Department. Being a diverse community with a history of organized labor, the city predominantly votes for the Democratic Party (United States). The City's youngest City Council President was Tom Mortenson, 28, who was a leading Progressive Republican who led ethical reform that served as a model for other municipal governments. On October 17, 2017, Cory Mason was elected as mayor of Racine, completing the term of John Dickert. The Municipal Judge is the city's other citywide elected official, and is the only elected official in Racine. The City is represented by Bryan Steil (R) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and by Ron Johnson (R), and Tammy Baldwin (D), in the United States Senate. Robert Wirch (D) and Van H. Wanggaard (r) represent Racine in the Wisconsin State Senate, and Tom Weatherston (R, Peter Barca (D, and Greta Neubauer (D)'s represent Racines in the State Assembly. In the Wisconsin County Board of Supervisors, Racine has three seats.

Education

Racine Unified School District oversees 21 elementary schools, eight middle schools, and six high schools with a combined student enrollment of around 17,500. Programs such as International Baccalaureate and Montessori are widely utilized in the District. University of Wisconsin Parkside is located south of Racine in the Town of Somers. Gateway Technical College, which serves the tri-county area of the southeastern corner of Wisconsin, is located in the downtown district on Lake Michigan. Private schools in the city include: Racine Lutheran High School and St. Catherine's High School. The Prairie School is in nearby Wind Point. It was co-founded by Imogene "Gene" Powers Johnson and was founded by her husband, Gene Johnson, in the 1950s. The city is home to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is based in the nearby town of Kenosha. It is also the home of the Wisconsin Army National Guard, which has a base in Racine and a training facility in the town of Waukesha. The U.N. Peace Corps has a training center in the area, which was founded in the 1970s. It has a mission to promote peace in the Middle East. It also has a program to help people in need of humanitarian aid in the developing world, which began in the 1980s. In the 1990s, the city was the site of the first international student exchange program in the United States, which took place in Washington, DC.

Infrastructure

Racine's municipal water is drawn from Lake Michigan. In 2011, the city's water was named the best tasting tap water in the United States by a panel of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Mass transit is provided by the Belle Urban System or "BUS" for short. Racine is also served by Amtrak's Hiawatha Line from the Sturtevant station in Racine County and Metra's Union Pacific/North Line from downtown Kenosha. Commercial air service is provided to Chicago by O'Hare International Airport and General Mitchell International Airport. The city is one of only three Wisconsin cities, along with Milwaukee and Green Bay, to have airports with customs intake capabilities. It is also home to the largest privately-owned airport in theUnited States,atten International Airport (KRAC), which is located near downtown Racine. It was the only airport in Wisconsin to have a customs intake capability until Green Bay's airport was added in 2010. The airport is the only one in the state to offer a direct flight link to Chicago. It also has a direct link to Washington, D.C. from the airport in La Guardia, which is just a few miles from downtown. It's also the only city in Wisconsin with a direct connection to New York City from Racine's LaGuardia Airport, which was built in the 1960s and opened in the 1970s. It has an international airport terminal at the airport's main terminal, which opened in 1989.

Architecture

S.C. Johnson offers free tours of its corporate campus, and receives about 9,000 visitors per year. The Research Tower, which is located on the SC Johnson campus, is one of only 2 existing high rise buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The OS House, a private residence designed by the Milwaukee architecture firm Johnsen Schmaling Architects, was recognized in 2011 as one of the top 10 residential projects in the United States by the American Institute of Architects. The building has an exterior façade of translucent acrylic panels that are illuminated at night, making the museum glow in the dark like a Japanese lantern. The Johnson Wax disc-shaped Golden Rondelle Theater was originally constructed as the Johnson Wax pavilion for the 1964 New York World's Fair and then relocated to Racine. The Racine Art Museum is a modern reuse of an existing structure to house RAM's permanent collection of contemporary craft. The house, an example of 21st-century modern architecture, is Located on the shore of Lake Michigan in Racine's south side historic district. Buildings on the National Register of Historic Places include the Hansen House, Memorial Hall, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Chapel, Guildhall, and Rectory, and Wind Point Lighthouse. The Elks Club, Lodge No. 252 (Racine, Wisconsin) is a member of the National Elks and Masons Association and is located in the city's historic south side. The YMCA Building (Main Place) is located near the Racine Depot.

Arts and culture

Racine is home to museums, theater companies, visual arts organizations, galleries, performance groups, music organizations, dance studios, concert series and special art events. The Racine Art Museum is the site of the largest collection of contemporary craft in America, with over 4,000 pieces in art jewelry, ceramics, fibers, glass, metals, polymer, and wood. Racine Theater Guild annually offers a season of seven to eight main-stage plays and musicals, Racine Children's Theatre, Jean's Jazz Series and Comedy Tonight. Every winter, Over Our Head Players at 6th Street Theatre hosts Snowdance, a playwriting contest in which audience members determine the winning plays. Local bands perform free noontime and evening concerts at downtown's centrally located Monument Square throughout the summer. The 4th Fest Parade in Racine is the Largest in the Midwest. The annual 16th Street Studios Open House offers a look inside artists workspaces at the Racine Arts and Business Center. The monthly BONK! Performance Series showcases local, regional and national poets. There are four opportunities for area artists and poets to receive recognition for their work: The RAM Artist Fellowship Program awards four $3,000 Artist Fellowships and one $1,500 Emerging Artist Award every two years with recipients given solo exhibits. The racine/Kenosha Poet Laureate Program chooses a poet from Racine and one poet from Kenosha every 2 years. In 2008, USA Today ranked Racine's 4 July Parade as one of the Top 10 Places to celebrate the 4th of July.

Sports

The city is known for its large prom celebrations. The city has also been hosting a special prom called A Night To Remember. The prom was featured on the radio show This American Life in 2001. It was also featured on The World's Best Prom, which aired on June 8, 2006. The event is held every year on the same day as the city's big prom. It is open to all high school and college students in the city, as well as those who live outside of the city. It takes place in the same place as the big prom, which takes place on the weekend of June 14 and 15. It's also open to anyone who lives outside the city who wants to go to the prom, even if it's just for a few hours. It also takes place at the same time every year as the bigger prom, so that everyone can enjoy the same event. The big prom is held on the last Sunday of the month, which is also known as the "big prom" The prom ends at 8:30 p.m. local time on June 14, when all the high school students leave for the night. It will be followed by a special event on the following Sunday, June 15, to celebrate the end of the prom and the start of the new school year.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin = 22.7. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 30. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 71. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Racine = 3.3 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 77,816 individuals with a median age of 34.6 age the population dropped by -5.03% in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 4,960.26 residents per square mile of area (1,915.13/km²). There are average 2.49 people per household in the 30,505 households with an average household income of $39,947 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 14.10% of the available work force and has dropped -5.62% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 14.66%. The number of physicians in Racine per 100,000 population = 154.6.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Racine = 34.8 inches and the annual snowfall = 43.1 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 115. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 192. 80 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 13.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 49, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin which are owned by the occupant = 55.57%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 56 years with median home cost = $102,370 and home appreciation of -13.05%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $21.63 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $6,441 per student. There are 17.6 students for each teacher in the school, 711 students for each Librarian and 527 students for each Counselor. 6.72% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 10.92% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 4.51% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).