Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Eau Claire County
Eau Claire County
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
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 (2020)
• 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.eauclairecounty.gov

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-55035 was 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.