Eau Claire County | |
|---|---|
 Eau Claire County Courthouse, February 2015 | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
| 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 |
| Government | |
| • County Administrator | Kathryn Schauf |
| 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 |
• Estimate (2023) | 107,903  |
| • 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 located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,710.[3] Its county seat is Eau Claire.[4] The county took its name from the Eau Claire River.[5]
Eau Claire County is included in the Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Eau Claire-Menomonie WI Combined Statistical Area.
- ^ Taken from Wisconsin Blue Book 1991–1992 p. 731; cited there as from "Wisconsin Historical Records, Origin and Legislative History of County Boundariesio in Wisconsin, 1942."
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2020-census-55035was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 160.