Racine
Unincorporated community
Racine Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 36°53′44.9″N 94°31′38.0″W / 36.895806°N 94.527222°W / 36.895806; -94.527222
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Newton
Elevation	961 ft (293 m)
Population
• Total	Estimated at 200 within ½ mile radius of the Racine Post Office; an exact population figure is impossible because there are no defined city limits.
• Demonym	Racinian
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	64858
Area code	417

Racine is an unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri, United States.^[1] It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office called Racine has been in operation since 1869.^[2] The town was originally called Dayton, after Dayton, Ohio, as was the surrounding township. However, there was already a Dayton, Missouri, causing confusion for Postal Service deliveries. The name was changed in 1871 to Racine, after Racine, Wisconsin. The name of Dayton Township remained the same.^[3][4]

Geography

Racine is located along the Frisco Railroad tracks between Neosho and Seneca in Lost Creek Valley. Racine is on Route 86 where Route K and Route CC intersect. It is positioned geographically among three other towns: it is 6 miles west of Neosho, 10 miles south of Joplin, and 5½ miles northeast of Seneca.

Education

Racine is encompassed entirely by the Seneca School District; it schools all students enrolled in public education in the community.

Buildings

There are two churches in town, an Apostolic Church and a large Christian church. A small fire station is located here that is part of the Seneca Area Fire Protection District.