Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

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 / 44.73; -91.29
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Founded	1856[1]
Named for	Eau Claire River
Seat	Eau Claire
Largest city	Eau Claire
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)[2]
• 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 in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Its county seat is Eau Claire.^[3] Eau Claire is French for clear water. As of 2020, 105,710 people lived there.^[2]

1. ↑ 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."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "QuickFacts: Eau Claire County, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
3. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.