Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Eau Claire County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Its county seat is Eau Claire. Eau Claire is French for clear water. As of 2011, it was estimated that 99,879 people live there.

History
Eau Claire county began as the Town of Clearwater in Chippewa County in 1855. The name was changed to the Town of Eau Claire on March 31, 1856. The town was made into Eau Claire County by the Wisconsin State Legislature on October 6, 1856.

Geography
The county has a total area of 645 sqmi. Of this, 638 sqmi is land and 8 sqmi (1.18%) is water.

Government
The legislative body of Eau Claire County is the 29-member Eau Claire County Board of Supervisors. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district. The chairperson and vice-chair positions are elected from members of the board.

Eau Claire County contains parts of the Wisconsin State Senate districts 23 and 31. It also contains parts of Wisconsin State Assembly districts 68, 92, and 93. At the federal level, the entire county is in Wisconsin's third congressional district.

Cities, villages, and towns
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Cities

 * Altoona*
 * Augusta
 * Eau Claire* (part)

Villages
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 * Fairchild
 * Fall Creek
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Towns

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 * Bridge Creek
 * Brunswick*
 * Clear Creek
 * Drammen
 * Fairchild
 * Lincoln
 * Ludington
 * Otter Creek
 * Pleasant Valley*
 * Seymour*
 * Union*
 * Washington*
 * Wilson
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 * colspan=2| * indicates a municipality considered part of the Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls metropolitan area.
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 * colspan=2| * indicates a municipality considered part of the Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls metropolitan area.
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Unincorporated communities
‡ Historical community

§ Now part of the City of Eau Claire

Other websites

 * Eau Claire County official website
 * History of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
 * History of Eau Claire County
 * University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Special Collections and Archives
 * Chippewa Valley Museum