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There are 72 counties in the  state of Wisconsin.
 

 

  		 

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Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Eau Claire County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

 

County Seat: Eau Claire
Year Organized: 1856
Square Miles: 638		 Court House:

721 Oxford Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54703-5441
Etymology - Origin of County Name

In 1855..., the area which was identical in area with the present Eau Claire county, was set off as the town of Clear Water. On Oct. 6, 1856, the town of Eau Claire was set off as Eau Claire county by act of legislature.

[Source: p.30 of History of Eau Claire county by Bailey.]

 

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Eau Claire County Wisconsin...was first known as the town of "Clearwater" and was the southern-most township in Chippewa County in 1855. It was during this same year that R. F. Wilson and W. H. Gleason came to the Clearwater settlement, at the junction of the Chippewa and Clearwater rivers. They recognized its possibilities and soon made a deal with Gage & Reed whereby a considerable part of what is now the east side was platted as the village of Eau Claire. Of course the platting of this village under the name Eau Claire could have no legal effect on the name of the town, but it seems to have confused the town officials, as the records show both the names Clearwater and Eau Claire for a short period, after which, without any recorded official action, the name Clearwater was dropped and the name Eau Claire only was used. The town remained under town government only one year, when by act of legislature approved October 6, 1856, it was set off as Eau Claire county.
 

Neighboring Counties:
  • Chippewa County - north
  • Clark County - east
  • Jackson County - southeast
  • Trempealeau County - south
  • Buffalo County - southwest
  • Pepin County - west
  • Dunn County - west
Cities and Towns:
- Altoona city Incorporated Area
- Augusta city Incorporated Area
- Bridge Creek town  
- Brunswick town  
- Clear Creek town  
- Drammen town  
- Eau Claire (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
- Fairchild village Incorporated Area
- Fall Creek village Incorporated Area
- Hallie town  
- Lincoln town  
- Ludington town  
- Otter Creek town  
- Union town
County Resources:

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County Resource Guide

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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of our country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."
 

 

 

 

 
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