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Around Racine ...

For comparison, Racine has a population of 76,200 people.

Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Racine, with the nearest first.

  • Elmwood Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • North Bay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • North Bay is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Wind Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wind Point is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
  • Sturtevant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Franksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Franksville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
  • Caledonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenosha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oak Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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    • Raymond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kneeland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Milwaukee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Union Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Union Grove is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
    • Paris
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people

For more communities neighboring Racine, please visit our County-by-County Page for Racine.

Racine County ...

Racine is located in Racine County<2> and is the County Seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Racine County: Kenosha, Walworth & Waukesha. Lake Michigan lies to the east.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Racine ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Racine.

Airports Near Racine ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Racine and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Racine.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Racine.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Racine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Racine), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.