Racine County, Wisconsin

E100321

administrative territorial entity county

Racine County, Wisconsin is a county in southeastern Wisconsin along Lake Michigan, known for its industrial city of Racine and its proximity to the Chicago–Milwaukee metropolitan corridor.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Racine County, Wisconsin canonical	50
Racine County	21
Racine County Supervisory Districts	1
Racine County government	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T818464 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Racine County, Wisconsin
Context triple: [Lake County, Illinois, borders, Racine County, Wisconsin]

A. Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Kenosha County, Wisconsin is a county in southeastern Wisconsin that forms part of the greater Chicago metropolitan area, serving as a suburban and exurban region between Chicago and Milwaukee.
B. Brown County, Wisconsin
Brown County, Wisconsin is a county in northeastern Wisconsin that includes the city of Green Bay and serves as an important regional center for industry, transportation, and culture.
C. Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County is a county in southeastern Wisconsin that encompasses the city of Milwaukee and serves as a major economic and cultural hub of the state.
D. Shawano County, Wisconsin
Shawano County, Wisconsin is a county in northeastern Wisconsin known for its mix of forests, farmland, and lakes, and for encompassing part of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community reservation.
E. Dane County
Dane County is a county in south-central Wisconsin that includes the state capital city of Madison and is known for its government, education, and healthcare institutions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Racine County, Wisconsin
Target entity description: Racine County, Wisconsin is a county in southeastern Wisconsin along Lake Michigan, known for its industrial city of Racine and its proximity to the Chicago–Milwaukee metropolitan corridor.

A. Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Kenosha County, Wisconsin is a county in southeastern Wisconsin that forms part of the greater Chicago metropolitan area, serving as a suburban and exurban region between Chicago and Milwaukee.
B. Brown County, Wisconsin
Brown County, Wisconsin is a county in northeastern Wisconsin that includes the city of Green Bay and serves as an important regional center for industry, transportation, and culture.
C. Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County is a county in southeastern Wisconsin that encompasses the city of Milwaukee and serves as a major economic and cultural hub of the state.
D. Shawano County, Wisconsin
Shawano County, Wisconsin is a county in northeastern Wisconsin known for its mix of forests, farmland, and lakes, and for encompassing part of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community reservation.
E. Dane County
Dane County is a county in south-central Wisconsin that includes the state capital city of Madison and is known for its government, education, and healthcare institutions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative territorial entity ⓘ county ⓘ
borderedBy	Kenosha County, Wisconsin ⓘ Lake Michigan ⓘ Milwaukee County, Wisconsin ⓘ linked to: Milwaukee County Walworth County, Wisconsin ⓘ Waukesha County, Wisconsin ⓘ
contains	City of Racine, Wisconsin ⓘ linked to: Racine Fox River (Illinois–Wisconsin) ⓘ linked to: Fox River Root River (Wisconsin) ⓘ Town of Burlington, Wisconsin ⓘ linked to: Burlington, Wisconsin Town of Dover, Wisconsin ⓘ Town of Norway, Wisconsin ⓘ Town of Raymond, Wisconsin ⓘ Town of Waterford, Wisconsin ⓘ linked to: Village of Waterford, Wisconsin Town of Yorkville, Wisconsin ⓘ linked to: Village of Yorkville, Wisconsin Village of Caledonia, Wisconsin ⓘ Village of Elmwood Park, Wisconsin ⓘ Village of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin ⓘ Village of North Bay, Wisconsin ⓘ Village of Rochester, Wisconsin ⓘ Village of Sturtevant, Wisconsin ⓘ Village of Union Grove, Wisconsin ⓘ Village of Waterford, Wisconsin ⓘ Village of Wind Point, Wisconsin ⓘ Village of Yorkville, Wisconsin ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
FIPSCode	55101 ⓘ
GNISID	1584067 ⓘ
governmentType	county government ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn	Lake Michigan ⓘ
hasIndustry	agriculture ⓘ logistics ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ
hasMajorCity	Racine, Wisconsin ⓘ linked to: Racine
largestCity	Racine, Wisconsin ⓘ linked to: Racine
locatedIn	Midwestern United States ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ southeastern Wisconsin ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	UTC−06:00 ⓘ
locatedOn	Lake Michigan ⓘ
namedFor	Racine, Wisconsin ⓘ linked to: Racine
observesDST	UTC−05:00 ⓘ
partOf	Chicago combined statistical area ⓘ linked to: Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago–Milwaukee metropolitan corridor ⓘ Milwaukee metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Milwaukee–Racine–Waukesha combined statistical area
seat	Racine, Wisconsin ⓘ linked to: Racine
state	Wisconsin ⓘ
subdivisionType	county of Wisconsin ⓘ
timeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (73)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake County, Illinois → borders → Racine County, Wisconsin ⓘ

Fox River (Illinois–Wisconsin) → flowsThrough → Racine County, Wisconsin ⓘ

subject linked to: Fox River

Kenosha County, Wisconsin → borderedBy → Racine County, Wisconsin ⓘ

Milwaukee County → borders → Racine County ⓘ