Established: 1836
County Seat: Racine
Parent: Territorial County

Birth, Death, & Marriage Records:
Earliest Registration Dates*:
Births 1877
Deaths 1880
Marriages 1839

Racine Register of Deeds
730 Wisconsin Ave.
Racine, WI 53403-1238
Telephone: (262) 636-3208

RACINE.--Population 20,667.

From: Handbook of Wisconsin by S. Silas, 1855

pg. 96-97

Is one of the small, and old settled counties, lying in the south-eastern part of the State, and one of the most densely populated. It is prairie interspersed with openings, with some heavy timber in the northern part. It is gently undulating in surface, and well watered. All the public lands are taken up. The County is improved and highly cultivated, and the farms of Racine will bear comparison with those in any other part of the State. It is a good grazing and stock growing County.

Racine is the County Seat, and the Lake port, beautifully located at the mouth of Root River, which the enterprise of its citizens have converted into a good harbor. The Racine Rail Road passes into the country west to Beloit, and is now running about 20 miles. The Lake Shore Rail Road also passes through Racine. A plank road also reaches back to Delevan (sic). Racine College, under the care of the Episcopal Church, is located here. Population of the city 8044.