Eau Claire County

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Eau Claire County Courthouse, Federal Building and Post Office
Eau Claire County Courthouse, Federal Building and Post Office
administration
US state : Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters : Eau Claire
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
721 Oxford Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54703-5441
Foundation : October 6, 1856
Made up from: Chippewa County
Area code : 001 715
Demographics
Residents : 98,736  (2010)
Population density : 59.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1671 km²
Water surface : 20 km²
map
Map of Eau Claire County within Wisconsin
Website : www.co.eau-claire.wi.us

The Eau Claire County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 98,736 residents and a population density of 59.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Eau Claire .

geography

The county is located in the central northwest of Wisconsin and has an area of ​​1671 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water.

In the northwest of the county, the Eau Claire River flows into the Chippewa River , a left tributary of the Mississippi .

The following neighboring counties border Eau Claire County:

Chippewa County
Dunn County , Pepin County Compass card (de) .svg Clark County
Buffalo County Trempealeau County Jackson County

history

The Eau Claire County was formed on October 6, 1856 from parts of Chippewa County. It was named, like the district capital, after the Eau Claire River , which flows through the county.

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 31,692 -
1910 32,721 3.2%
1920 35,771 9.3%
1930 41,087 14.9%
1940 46,999 14.4%
1950 54,187 15.3%
1960 58,300 7.6%
1970 67.219 15.3%
1980 78,805 17.2%
1990 85.183 8.1%
2000 93,142 9.3%
2010 98,736 6%
2012 estimate 100,677 2%
1900–1990 2000 2010–2012

population

According to the 2010 census , Eau Claire County had 98,736 people in 39,710 households. The population density was 59.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.37 people lived in each of the 39,710 households.

The racial the population was composed of 93.3 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 3.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.

20.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 66.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 47,821  USD . The per capita income was $ 25,437. 15.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Eau Claire County

Citys

Villages

Census-designated place (CDP)

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partially in Chippewa County

structure

Eau Claire County is divided into 13 towns in addition to the three cities and two villages :

Town Population
(2010)
FIPS
Town of Bridge Creek 1900    55-09500
Town of Brunswick 1624    55-10625
Town of Clear Creek 821    55-15200
Town of Drammen 783    55-20800
Town of Fairchild 343    55-24850
Town of Lincoln 1096    55-44350
Town of Ludington 1063    55-46275
Town of Otter Creek 500    55-60750
Town of Pleasant Valley 3044    55-63400
Town of Seymour 3209    55-72675
Town of Union 2663    55-81550
Town of Washington 7182    55-83612
Town of Wilson 485    55-87400

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Eau Claire County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Eau Claire County, WI ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 29, 2014  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  3. a b National Association of Counties. Retrieved January 29, 2014
  4. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. Missouri Census Data Center - Wisconsin ( Memento of the original from January 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 29, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mcdc.missouri.edu

Web links

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Coordinates: 44 ° 44 ′  N , 91 ° 17 ′  W