Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

The Eau Claire County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the County had 98 736 inhabitants and a population density of 59.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Eau Claire.

Geography

The County is located in the central north west by Wisconsin and has an area of ​​1671 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water surface.

In the north- west of the county of Eau Claire River in the Chippewa River, a left tributary of the Mississippi River empties.

At the Eau Claire County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

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

Population

According to the census in 2010 lived in Eau Claire County 98 736 people in 39 710 households. The population density was 59.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 39 710 households lived statistically 2.37 per person.

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. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.1 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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. The per capita income was $ 25,437. 15.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Eau Claire County

Citys

• Altoona
• Augusta
• Eau claire1

Villages

• Fairchild
• Fall Creek

Census-designated place (CDP )

• Seymour

Unincorporated communities

• Allen
• Brackett
• Cleghorn
• Foster
• Hadleyville

• Hale Corner
• Hay Creek
• Ludington
• Lufkin
• Mount Hope Corners

• Nix Corner
• Rodell
• Truax
• Union
• Wilson

1 - partially in Chippewa County

Structure

The Eau Claire County is divided into 13 Towns in addition to the City's three and two Villages: