Racine, Ohio

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Population in July 2008: 741. Population change since 2000: -0.7%

Males: 345	(46.6%)
Females: 396	(53.4%)

Median resident age:	37.8 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Zip codes: 45771.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,882 (it was $22,450 in 2000)

Racine:	$26,882
Ohio:	$46,597

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,875

Racine:	$16,875
Ohio:	$24,581

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $78,868 (it was $55,700 in 2000)

Racine:	$78,868
Ohio:	$137,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $82,386; Detached houses: $87,257; In 2-unit structures: $28,956; Mobile homes: $39,097

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Races in Racine:

White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Racine: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (32.4%), German (18.0%), English (17.3%), Irish (5.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), Welsh (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 601 feet

Land area: 0.42 square miles.

Population density: 1781 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Racine

High school or higher: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 13.5%
Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Racine village

Never married: 25.4%
Now married: 57.5%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 6.5%
Divorced: 9.7%

1 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.1%
Ohio:	3.0%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Racine, Ohio in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Racine to the number of sex offenders is 185 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Racine:	0.9% ($520)
Ohio:	1.3% ($1,271)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (45.5 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (91.0 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (362.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: New Haven, WV (1.7 miles ), Syracuse, OH (1.9 miles ), Hartford City, WV (2.2 miles ), Mason, WV (2.7 miles ), Pomeroy, OH (2.7 miles ), Middleport, OH (2.8 miles ), Ravenswood, WV (2.9 miles ), Cheshire, OH (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 38.97 N, Longitude: 81.92 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: +14 (+1.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (25%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Paper (6%)
Mining (5%)
Utilities (5%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (24%)
Social assistance (14%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Construction (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (20%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Cashiers (9%)
Child care workers (8%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
Customer service representatives (5%)

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Racine-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 39% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 18.5 miles away from the Racine village center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/13/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.6 miles away from the village center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Racine-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 84.2 miles away from Racine center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Racine:

PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; POINT PLEASANT, WV)
JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; RIPLEY, WV)
HOLZER MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; GALLIPOLIS, OH)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Racine:

OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 27 miles; ATHENS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 18,721)
HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 28 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 29 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 52 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 82 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 42,666)

Public high school in Racine:

Southern High School (Students: 215; Location: 920 Elm St; Grades: 9-12)

Public elementary/middle school in Racine:

Southern Elementary School (Students: 477; Location: 906 Elm St; Grades: K-8)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Racine and their reported violations in the past:

OLD LOCK 24 CAMPGROUND PWS (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	69.9%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	26.4%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	13.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Racine, OH

Racine compared to Ohio state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Racine (2009 data):

Home National Bank: at Third Street, branch established on 1910-04-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $55.4 mil, Deposits: $46.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 2 total offices

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Meigs County Ohio:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (31%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Racine

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Church of the Nazarene	Southern Baptist Convention	Churches of Christ
Adherents	26.8%	21.5%	14.1%	6.9%	5.8%
Congregations	34.8%	12.1%	13.6%	3.0%	10.6%

Name	Catholic Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	American Baptist Churches in the USA	National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Other religions
Adherents	4.5%	4.1%	4.0%	4.0%	8.4%
Congregations	1.5%	3.0%	4.5%	1.5%	15.2%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		3	$1,982
Other Government Administration	0	$0		9	$146
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$458
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		3	$1,716
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$18
Streets and Highways	1	$1,331	$15,972	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,380	$28,560	2	$1,605
Totals for Government	2	$3,711	$22,266	19	$5,925

4.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,824 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.84%
Ohio average:	5.31%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Athens County, OH	1.10% ($26,070 average AGI)
from Gallia County, OH	0.51% ($29,775)
from Mason County, WV	0.37% ($26,276)

5.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,316 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.23%
Ohio average:	5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Athens County, OH	0.91% ($19,889 average AGI)
to Gallia County, OH	0.67% ($20,736)
to Mason County, WV	0.43% ($17,735)

Strongest AM radio stations in Racine:

WMPO (1390 AM; 5 kW; MIDDLEPORT-POMEROY, OH; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC. OF OHIO)
WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMOV (1360 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RAVENSWOOD, WV; Owner: HAROLD F. PARSHALL)
WADC (1050 AM; 5 kW; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WBRJ (910 AM; 5 kW; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
WVTS (950 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WJEH (990 AM; 1 kW; GALLIPOLIS, OH; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF OHIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Racine:

WLWF (93.1 FM; RAVENSWOOD, WV; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA, LLC)
WYVK (92.1 FM; MIDDLEPORT, OH; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC. OF OHIO)
WRZZ (106.1 FM; ELIZABETH, WV; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WVRP (90.7 FM; RIPLEY, WV; Owner: LOWER OHIO VALLEY EDUCATIONAL CORP.)
WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBYG (99.5 FM; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WRYV (101.5 FM; GALLIPOLIS, OH; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF OHIO, LLC)
WPCN (88.1 FM; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WJKW (95.9 FM; ATHENS, OH; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
WGGE (99.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WOUB-FM (91.3 FM; ATHENS, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
WCEF (98.3 FM; RIPLEY, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WRVB (102.1 FM; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHBR-FM (103.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WXIL (95.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Racine:

WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
WOUB-TV (Channel 20; ATHENS, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
WLPX-TV (Channel 29; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON CHARLESTON LICENSE, INC.)
WJOS-LP (Channel 58; POMEROY, OH; Owner: WILLIAM A. BARNHARDT)
W45BW (Channel 45; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Darryl L Anderson, 9758 Mckenzie Ridge Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 125.9 m
Registrant: 2323 West 5th Avenue Suite 150, Columbus, OH 43204, Phone: (614) 995-0063, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Well House- Vine St, Between 3rd & 4th, Type: Building, Structure height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WQFH625
Assigned Frequencies : 453.812 MHz
Grant Date: 07/18/2006, Expiration Date: 07/18/2016, Certifier: John Holman
Registrant: Micro-Comm, Inc., 15895 S Pflumm Rd, Olathe, KS 66062, Phone: (913) 390-4500, Fax: (913) 390-4550, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Racine Hydro Plant, State Route 338, Type: Tower, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WQBY433
Assigned Frequencies : 6615.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/05/2005, Expiration Date: 01/05/2015, Certifier: Kenneth L Perdew
Registrant: Aepsc, 1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215, Phone: (614) 716-5874, Fax: (614) 716-3535, Email:

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1

49947 State Rt 338, Type: Building, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: WHU839, Licensee ID: L00389093
Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 156.900 MHz
Grant Date: 08/15/2001, Expiration Date: 08/19/2011
Registrant: Richards & Son Inc, 49947 State Rt 338, Racine, OH 45771

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KC8MKW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00202419
Grant Date: 04/15/2009, Expiration Date: 05/06/2019, Certifier: Ronald W Wilson
Registrant: Ronald W Wilson, 49680 Manuel Rd, Racine, OH 45771
Call Sign: KC8MPB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00195502
Grant Date: 06/01/1999, Expiration Date: 06/01/2009
Registrant: Gene D Lyons, Racine, OH 45771-0101
Call Sign: WD8PHV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01368071
Grant Date: 02/13/2008, Expiration Date: 05/11/2018
Registrant: Jay E Pedigo, 47741 Tr 100, Racine, OH 45771
Call Sign: KC8QDO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00316394
Grant Date: 01/22/2001, Expiration Date: 01/22/2011, Certifier: Jeffery M Rose
Registrant: Jeffery M Rose, 30679 Bashan Road, Racine, OH 45771

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: STARCHER ROGER L RV9A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 330PS , Serial Number: 90958
Registrant (Individual): Roger L Starcher, 33700 Pine Grove Rd, Racine, OH 45771
Aircraft: AERONCA 0-58B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 71 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 46114 , Serial Number: 12133, Year manufactured: 1943, Airworthiness Date: 07/20/1962
Registrant (Individual): Roger L Starcher, 33700 Pine Grove Rd, Racine, OH 45771

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 23
Hazardous Condition: 4
Good Intent Call: 1

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