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Eau Claire, Wisconsin | |
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 Downtown Eau Claire | |
| Motto(s): "Voici l'eau claire!" ("Here is the clear water!") | |
 Location of Eau Claire in Eau Claire County and Chippewa County, Wisconsin. | |
  Eau Claire Location in the United States  Eau Claire Eau Claire (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°49′N 91°30′W / 44.817°N 91.500°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| Counties | Eau Claire, Chippewa |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • City manager | Stephanie Hirsch[1] |
| • WI Assembly | Jodi Emerson (D) Jesse James (R) Warren Petryk (R) |
| • State Senate | Jeff Smith (D) Kathy Bernier (R) |
| • U.S. House | Derrick Van Orden (R) |
| Area | |
| • City | 34.95 sq mi (90.53 km2) |
| • Land | 32.86 sq mi (85.10 km2) |
| • Water | 2.09 sq mi (5.42 km2) 6.15% |
| Elevation | 787 ft (240 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 69,421 |
| • Rank | WI: 8th |
| • Density | 2,112.8/sq mi (815.8/km2) |
| • Metro | 161,151 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Zip code | 54701-54703 |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-22300[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1583124[5] |
| Website | http://www.eauclairewi.gov |
| Page text.[6] | |
Eau Claire (/oʊˈklɛər/ oh-KLAIR;[8] French: [o klɛʁ]) (French for "clear water") is a city in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the county seat of Eau Claire County.[9] It had a population of 69,421 in 2020,[3] making it the state's eighth-most populous city. It is the principal city of the Eau Claire metropolitan area, locally known as the Chippewa Valley, and is also part of the larger Eau Claire–Menomonie combined statistical area.
Eau Claire is at the confluence of the Eau Claire and Chippewa Rivers on traditional Ojibwe, Dakota, and Ho-Chunk land.[10][11][12] The area's first permanent European American settlers arrived in 1845, and Eau Claire was incorporated as a city in 1872.[13] The city's early growth came from its extensive logging and timber industries. After Eau Claire's lumber industry declined in the early 20th century, the city's economy diversified to encompass manufacturing and Eau Claire became an educational center with the opening of the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in 1916.[14] Eau Claire is also a regional commercial and business center and home to the headquarters of home improvement store chain Menards.[15]
Eau Claire is known regionally for its arts and music scenes and is the hometown of indie folk band Bon Iver, whose lead singer Justin Vernon co-curates the city's annual Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival.[16] Eau Claire is the second fastest-growing major city in Wisconsin after Madison, with 5.4% population growth between 2010 and 2020.[17]
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- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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- ^ "Cities -". Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Eau Claire, Wisconsin - A Brief History". wisconsinhistory.org. July 27, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "Treaty with The Sioux etc - 1825". www.firstpeople.us. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ "Treaties with the Winnebago" (PDF). nps.gov. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "History and General Information | City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin". www.eauclairewi.gov. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ "Eau Claire, Wisconsin - A Brief History". Wisconsin Historical Society. July 27, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "Menards Corporate Careers". Menards. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "How Bon Iver Saved Eau Claire". Bloomberg.com. August 25, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "Census: E.C. Growing Faster Than Most Big Wisco Cities". VolumeOne. August 12, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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