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Located on Lake Michigan in the corridor between Milwaukee and Chicago, the lakeside city of Racine has been primarily manufacturing-oriented for at least a century. With the construction in the 1980s of the largest recreational boat harbor on Lake Michigan, Racine diversified its economy from one based on durable goods to one that embraces tourism. The marina and its restaurants, the development of bed and breakfast inns, a charming lakefront zoo, and one of the largest and most prestigious furniture galleries in the Midwest add to the city's attractions. Racine County hosts more than a hundred festivals, concerts, carnivals, fairs, parades, sporting events, picnics and celebrations annually, which also boosts tourism to the "Belle City of the Lakes."
The City in Brief
| 1834 (incorporated 1848) | |
| Mayor Gary Becker (since April 2003) | |
| 85,725 | |
| 84,298 | |
| 81,855 | |
| 80,266 | |
| -3.0% | |
| 248th | |
| 356th (State rank: 5th) | |
| 175,034 | |
| 188,831 | |
| 7.9% | |
| 23rd | |
| Not reported | |
| 26th (CMSA) | |
| 16 square miles (2000) | |
| 620 feet above sea level | |
| 47.2° F | |
| 35.3 inches | |
| Manufacturing, services, trade | |
| 6.6% (March 2005) | |
| $17,705 (2000) | |
| Not reported | |
| Not reported | |
| 3,736.2 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Gateway Technical College | |
| Journal Times |
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