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History · Racine Township

30% of Racine Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1955 on and the census since 1960.

0on the National Register
30%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Racine Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Racine Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Racine Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Racine Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Racine ( ray-SEEN) is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 458 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 455 to 472 (+4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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On the map

Racine Township on the map, 1955 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Racine Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Racine Township on the 1955 USGS mapRacine Township on the 1974 USGS mapRacine Township on the 1985 USGS map1955High Forest sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Racine Township.

People over time

Racine Township, census by census

01002003004005001960198020002020458

Grew from 180 people in 1960 to 458 in 2020.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Racine Township’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Racine Township
Saint JohnsSalemSevar Temanson

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

High Forest TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFrankford TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSumner Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.