Profile for Eau Claire, Wisconsin, WI

Eau Claire is at the junction of the Chippewa and Eau Claire rivers.

Former and merged names include:
· Clearwater

19th-century lumber town

Public transportation: Eau Claire Transit (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Gloria Jean's, Panera Bread, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Eau Claire County Fair - July 25-29, 2007
• Festival In the Pines - Aug. 25-26, 2007
• International Fall Festival - Sept. 15, 2007

Performing arts: Chippewa Valley Symphony

Nearby parks & recreation: Chippewa River State Trail, Buffalo River State Trail

Eau Claire attractions: Paul Bunyan Logging Camp

Historic sites and museums: Chippewa Valley Museum, James Newman Clark Bird Museum

Colleges and universities: University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 58

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Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (9)

Colleges (2)

Communities (7)

Historic sites (1)

Hotels (18)

Libraries (2)

Museums (3)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Eau Claire demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Eau Claire County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Eau Claire area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 54720 ZIP code.

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33% of Eau Claire residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Eau Claire ancestry & family history guide.

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Post a query on a message board:

• Eau Claire County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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• Ancestry.com - WI data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Chippewa Valley Symphony

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• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Wisconsin
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Eau Claire was $18,230, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Eau Claire County economic census
• Eau Claire County economic summary
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29% of Eau Claire residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Eau Claire festival dates:

• Eau Claire County Fair - July 25-29, 2007
• Festival In the Pines - Aug. 25-26, 2007
• International Fall Festival - Sept. 15, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Eau Claire festival web sites:

• Festival In The Pines
• International Fall Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Wisconsin county fairs
• Wisconsin festivals (Wisconsin tourism department)
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Historic districts in Eau Claire include Emery Street Bungalow District, Randall Park Historic District, Third Ward Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Eau Claire, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $412.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $896.

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Libraries in Eau Claire include L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library ... View libraries

• Wisconsin statewide library catalog

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Newspapers in Eau Claire include Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

TV stations in Eau Claire include WEAU, WQOW.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WUEC.

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Eau Claire County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Eau Claire political report.

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The average commute time for Eau Claire workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 6 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Eau Claire between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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