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Eau Claire, Wisconsin

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Eau Claire
Downtown Eau Claire
Downtown Eau Claire
Motto(s): 
"Voici l'eau claire!"
("Here is the clear water!")
Location of Eau Claire in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties, Wisconsin.
Location of Eau Claire in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties, Wisconsin.
Eau Claire is located in Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Eau Claire
Location in Wisconsin
Eau Claire is located in the United States
Eau Claire
Eau Claire
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°49′N 91°30′W / 44.817°N 91.500°W / 44.817; -91.500
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountiesEau Claire, Chippewa
Government
  TypeCouncil–manager
  City managerStephanie Hirsch[1]
  State AssemblyJodi Emerson (D)
Christian Phelps (D)
  State SenateJeff Smith (D)
  U.S. HouseDerrick Van Orden (R)
Area
  City34.95 sq mi (90.53 km2)
  Land32.86 sq mi (85.10 km2)
  Water2.09 sq mi (5.42 km2)  6.15%
Elevation
787 ft (240 m)
Population
  City69,421
  Estimate 
(2024)[4]
73,011[5]
  RankWI: 8th
  Density2,112.8/sq mi (815.8/km2)
  Metro
161,151
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Zip code
54701-54703
Area code(s)715 & 534
FIPS code55-22300[6]
GNIS feature ID1583124[7]
Websitehttp://www.eauclairewi.gov
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Eau Claire is a city in west central Wisconsin just south of Chippewa Falls. There is a campus of University of Wisconsin System. The Eau Claire river flows into the Chippewa river in this town. The city started as a lumber town and wood was transported over the river. The name is from the French eau claire (clear water).

Barstow Street
Sarge Boyd Bandshell - Owen Park

Sister cities

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Eau Claire's sister cities are:

  1. "City Manager". City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  2. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. "2020 Decennial Census: Eau Claire city, Wisconsin". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  4. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  5. "Demographic Services Center's 2024 Population Estimates: Wisconsin's Population Increases Modestly" (PDF). State of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Department of Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. August 28, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
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  9. Archived April 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  10. "Eau Claire Adds 2nd Sister City". Weau.com. July 11, 2007. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

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