THE RACINE COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Kettle Moraines setting.
Racine County has 332.6 square miles of land in Wisconsin. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Racine County: Kettle Moraines, Chiwaukee Prairie Region.
Glacial till plains support a transition between hardwood forest, oak savanna and prairie landscapes. Rolling farmland and woodland reflect this meeting of ecological regions in southeastern Wisconsin.
Regional context: Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Racine County intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Kettle Moraines63.4%
- Chiwaukee Prairie Region36.6%
Central Corn Belt Plains in Racine County
Glaciated plains historically supported tallgrass prairie mixed with oak and hickory woodland. Dark prairie soils and broad farming landscapes distinguish much of the Central Corn Belt.
Read the regional source ↗Finding your parcel within Racine County
The atlas lists 22 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Racine County, including Caledonia, Raymond, Dover. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Racine County by land and water
The Census records 459.5 square miles of water within Racine County, or 58% of its total area. That share is close to Racine County’s 58%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Racine County has 3,167.8 times the land area of nearby North Bay village (0.11 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Kenosha County, Milwaukee County, Walworth County, Waukesha County within Wisconsin. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

