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Eau Claire, Wisconsin

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The city of Eau Claire is primarily located in Eau Claire County and is the county seat. A portion of Eau Claire extends into Chippewa County.

Eau Claire is 230 feet [70.1 m] above sea level.<1>

Time Zone: Eau Claire lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Both Michigan and South Carolina have communities that are also named Eau Claire.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Eau Claire had a population of 61,704 people<2> (or 66.09% of the total population of Eau Claire County). The population of Eau Claire represented 1.15% of the total of Wisconsin, making it the state's 9th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Eau Claire had a population of 65,426 people. This is an increase of 6.03% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Eau Claire.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
200865,426+6.03%+0.54% since 2007
200765,075+5.46%+0.95% since 2006
200664,463+4.47%+0.99% since 2005
200563,829+3.44% 
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200061,704The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<3>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Bloomer   N19 mi [30.58 km]3,3041.28% decrease
 Chippewa Falls   NE9 mi [14.48 km]12,929---
 Eagle Point   NE17 mi [27.36 km]3,0540.16% increase
 Hallie   NE6 mi [9.66 km]37791.98% decrease
 Lafayette   NE12 mi [19.31 km]5,4534.89% increase
 Lake Hallie   NE6 mi [9.66 km]---

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Eau Claire.

Websites for Eau Claire

Official Website:   www.ci.eau-claire.wi.us/
   
Chamber of Commerce:   www.eauclairechamber.org/
Junior League:   www.juniorleague-ec.org/

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Eau Claire:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Eau Claire? Please visit the Map Page for Eau Claire.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eau Claire - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Eau Claire.

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<3>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Eau Claire and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<4>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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