Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| Eau Claire, Wisconsin | |
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Barstow Street
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| Motto: "Voici l'eau claire!" ("Here is clear water!") |
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 Location within the state of Wisconsin. |
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 Location within Eau Claire County (pink-shaded portion is within Chippewa County). |
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 Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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| Coordinates: 44°49′N 91°30′W / 44.817°N 91.500°WCoordinates: 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 | Dale Peters |
| • Council Pres. | Kerry Kincaid (NP) |
| • WI Assembly |
Dana Wachs (D) Kathy Bernier (R) Warren Petryk (R) |
| • State Senate |
Kathleen Vinehout (D) Terry Moulton (R) |
| • U.S. House | Ron Kind (D) |
| Area | |
| • City | 34.14 sq mi (88.42 km2) |
| • Land | 32.04 sq mi (82.98 km2) |
| • Water | 2.10 sq mi (5.44 km2) 6.15% |
| Elevation | 787 ft (240 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 65,883 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 66,966 |
| • Density | 2,056.3/sq mi (793.9/km2) |
| • Metro | 161,151 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Zip code | 54701-54703 |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-22300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1583124 |
| Website | http://www.eauclairewi.gov |
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Eau Claire (/oʊˈklɛər/) is a city in Chippewa and Eau Claire counties in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located almost entirely in Eau Claire County, for which it is the county seat, the city had a population of 65,883 at the 2010 census, making it the state's ninth-largest city. Eau Claire is the principal city of the Eau Claire, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the Eau Claire-Menomonie Combined Statistical Area.
Eau Claire took its name from Eau Claire County. "Eau Claire" is the singular form of the original French name, "Eaux Claires", meaning "Clear Waters", for the Eau Claire River. According to local legend, the river was so named because early French explorers journeying down the rain-muddied Chippewa River, happened upon the Eau Claire River, excitedly exclaiming "Voici l'eau claire!" ("Here [is] clear water!"), the city motto, which appears on the city seal. The name is pronounced as if it were spelled "O'Clare".
Eau Claire is located at 44°49′N 91°30′W / 44.817°N 91.500°W, (44.8146, −91.4927) approximately 90 miles (145 km) east of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. The city is located on the northern fringes of the Driftless Zone.
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