Eau Claire County | |
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Coordinates: 44°44′N 91°17′W / 44.73°N 91.29°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
Founded | 1856[1] |
Named for | Eau Claire River |
Seat | Eau Claire |
Largest city | Eau Claire |
Area | |
• Total | 645 sq mi (1,670 km2) |
• Land | 638 sq mi (1,650 km2) |
• Water | 7.3 sq mi (19 km2) 1.1% |
Population | |
• Total | 105,710 |
• Density | 165.7/sq mi (64.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Eau Claire County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Its county seat is Eau Claire.[3] Eau Claire is French for clear water. As of 2020, 105,710 people lived there.[2]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1860 | 3,162 | — | |
1870 | 10,769 | 240.6% | |
1880 | 19,993 | 85.7% | |
1890 | 30,673 | 53.4% | |
1900 | 31,692 | 3.3% | |
1910 | 32,721 | 3.2% | |
1920 | 35,771 | 9.3% | |
1930 | 41,087 | 14.9% | |
1940 | 46,999 | 14.4% | |
1950 | 54,187 | 15.3% | |
1960 | 58,300 | 7.6% | |
1970 | 67,219 | 15.3% | |
1980 | 78,805 | 17.2% | |
1990 | 85,183 | 8.1% | |
2000 | 93,142 | 9.3% | |
2010 | 98,736 | 6.0% | |
2020 | 105,710 | 7.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1790–1960[5] 1900–1990[6] 1990–2000[7] 2010–2020[2] |
Eau Claire county began as the Town of Clearwater in Chippewa County in 1855. The name was changed to the Town of Eau Claire on March 31, 1856. The town was made into Eau Claire County by the Wisconsin State Legislature on October 6, 1856.[8][9]
The county has a total area of 645 square miles (1,670.5 km2). Of this, 638 square miles (1,652.4 km2) is land and 8 square miles (20.7 km2) (1.18%) is water.
The legislative body of Eau Claire County is the 29-member Eau Claire County Board of Supervisors.[10] Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district. The chairperson and vice-chair positions are elected from members of the board.
Eau Claire County contains parts of the Wisconsin State Senate districts 23 and 31. It also contains parts of Wisconsin State Assembly districts 68, 92, and 93. At the federal level, the entire county is in Wisconsin's third congressional district.
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* indicates a municipality considered part of the Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls metropolitan area. |
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‡ Historical community
§ Now part of the City of Eau Claire
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