Racine is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Boone County,
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...
, United States. As of the
2010 census, its population was 256.
The community was named after
Racine
Jean-Baptiste Racine ( , ) (; 22 December 163921 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille as well as an important literary figure in the Western traditi ...
,
Ohio
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, the native home of first settlers.
Racine is home to the Racine Volunteer Fire Department which covers in its first response area. The John Slack Park is also located in Racine next to the Fire Department.
References
Census-designated places in Boone County, West Virginia
Census-designated places in West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia metropolitan area
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