Eau Claire, Wisconsin

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Eau Claire, Wisconsin
City
Downtown Eau Claire
Downtown Eau Claire
Motto(s): 
"Voici l'eau claire!"
("Here is the clear water!")
Location of Eau Claire in Eau Claire County and Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
Location of Eau Claire in Eau Claire County
and Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
Location within Eau Claire County (pink-shaded portion is within Chippewa County).
Location within Eau Claire County (pink-shaded portion is within Chippewa County).
Eau Claire is located in Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Eau Claire
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°49′N 91°30′W / 44.817°N 91.500°W / 44.817; -91.500Coordinates: 44°49′N 91°30′W / 44.817°N 91.500°W / 44.817; -91.500
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountiesEau Claire, Chippewa
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • City managerDale Peters[1]
 • WI AssemblyJodi Emerson (D)
Jesse James (R)
Warren Petryk (R)
 • State SenateJeff Smith (D)
Kathy Bernier (R)
 • U.S. HouseRon Kind (D)
Area
[2]
 • City34.95 sq mi (90.53 km2)
 • Land32.86 sq mi (85.10 km2)
 • Water2.09 sq mi (5.42 km2)  6.15%
Elevation
787 ft (240 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • City65,883
 • Estimate 
(2019)[3]
68,802
 • Density2,093.92/sq mi (808.46/km2)
 • Metro
161,151
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Zip code
54701-54703
Area code(s)715 & 534
FIPS code55-22300[4]
GNIS feature ID1583124[5]
Websitehttp://www.eauclairewi.gov
Page text.[6]

Eau Claire (/oʊˈklɛər/; French: [o klɛʁ]) is a city in Eau Claire and Chippewa 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,[7] the city had an estimated population of 68,802 in 2019,[8] making it the state's eighth-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.

Name origin[]

Eau Claire took its name from Eau Claire County.[9] "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, came upon the confluence with the Eau Claire River, and excitedly exclaimed "Voici l'eau claire!" ("Here is the clear water!") Now used as the city motto, this appears on the city seal.

History[]

The area of Eau Claire was first visited by Europeans in the late 17th century. It had been occupied for thousands of years before European fur traders began settling there for trade with local Native American tribes.

The First Treaty of Prairie du Chien signed in 1825 established the Chippewa River "half a day's march below the falls" as the boundary marker between the Sioux and Chippewa, and the "Clear Water River, a branch of the Chippewa" as the boundary between the Chippewa and Winnebago.[10][11]

The first permanent European-American settlers arrived in 1845, and the city was officially incorporated in 1872.[12] The extensive timber was harvested and logging was the major industry during this time; many sawmills were built as part of the lumber industry. Sawmills and other manufacturing made Eau Claire an industrial city by the late 19th century.

The city was founded near the confluence of the Eau Claire and Chippewa rivers as three separate settlements. The main section of downtown is on the site of the original European-American village, where Stephen McCann, in partnership with J. C. Thomas, put up three buildings in 1845. Although these structures were erected primarily to establish a claim to the land site, the McCann family moved into one of them and became the first permanent settlers.[13]

West Eau Claire, founded in 1856, was across the river, near the site of the current county courthouse, and was incorporated in 1872. Between a mile and a half and two miles downstream, the Daniel Shaw & Co. lumber company founded Shawtown, beyond the west end of what is now the Water Street historic district. Shawtown was annexed to the city of Eau Claire by the 1930s.[citation needed] By the 1950s, the entire city had spread far enough to the east to adjoin Altoona.

In 1916, the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire was founded, which marked a turn in the economy from lumber and manufacturing to rubber, tires, and education.[14]

Geography[]

Water Street historic district

Eau Claire is approximately 90 miles (145 kilometers) east of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. The city is located on the northern fringes of the Driftless Zone.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 34.14 square miles (88.42 km2), of which 32.04 square miles (82.98 km2) is land and 2.10 square miles (5.44 km2) is water.[15]

The terrain of the city is characterized by the river valleys, with steep slopes leading from the center to the eastern and southern sections of the city. The lands into which the urban area is currently expanding are increasingly hilly.

There are two lakes in the city, Dells Pond and Half Moon Lake. Dells Pond is a reservoir created by a hydroelectric dam, and was formerly used as a holding pool for logs. Half Moon Lake is an oxbow lake created as part of the former course of the Chippewa River.

Climate[]

In the Köppen climate classification, Eau Claire is classified as Dfa/Dfb borderline, usually termed as the subtype of warm, sometimes hot, summer. Its climate is due to its latitude and interior location in North America. The average annual temperature is only 46 °F (8 °C). Although the extremes exceed 110 °F (43 °C) upwards and −40 °F, which demonstrates the four well-defined seasons of the year, with severe winters generally colder than the winters of European Russia south of Moscow at a much lower latitude. The amount of annual snowfall (47") exceeds the amount of annual rainfall (31"), the total precipitation is greater than other major cities in Wisconsin such as Milwaukee[16] and Madison.[17] July has an average temperature of 71.6 °F (22.0 °C) and January an average of 14.4 °F (−9.8 °C), where temperatures below freezing point can remain for a long duration.[18][19][20]

Climate data for Eau Claire Regional Airport, Wisconsin (1991–2020 normals,[21] extremes 1893–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 55
(13) 		63
(17) 		84
(29) 		91
(33) 		107
(42) 		105
(41) 		111
(44) 		104
(40) 		101
(38) 		89
(32) 		79
(26) 		64
(18) 		111
(44)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 42
(6) 		47
(8) 		64
(18) 		80
(27) 		88
(31) 		92
(33) 		93
(34) 		91
(33) 		87
(31) 		79
(26) 		62
(17) 		47
(8) 		95
(35)
Average high °F (°C) 23.4
(−4.8) 		28.4
(−2.0) 		41.3
(5.2) 		56.5
(13.6) 		69.6
(20.9) 		78.7
(25.9) 		82.8
(28.2) 		80.4
(26.9) 		72.3
(22.4) 		58.0
(14.4) 		42.0
(5.6) 		28.7
(−1.8) 		55.2
(12.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 14.6
(−9.7) 		18.8
(−7.3) 		31.2
(−0.4) 		44.8
(7.1) 		57.4
(14.1) 		67.1
(19.5) 		71.3
(21.8) 		69.1
(20.6) 		60.8
(16.0) 		47.5
(8.6) 		33.4
(0.8) 		20.6
(−6.3) 		44.7
(7.1)
Average low °F (°C) 5.8
(−14.6) 		9.1
(−12.7) 		21.2
(−6.0) 		33.2
(0.7) 		45.1
(7.3) 		55.5
(13.1) 		59.8
(15.4) 		57.7
(14.3) 		49.3
(9.6) 		36.9
(2.7) 		24.7
(−4.1) 		12.6
(−10.8) 		34.2
(1.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −17
(−27) 		−13
(−25) 		−1
(−18) 		18
(−8) 		30
(−1) 		42
(6) 		49
(9) 		46
(8) 		34
(1) 		22
(−6) 		7
(−14) 		−11
(−24) 		−20
(−29)
Record low °F (°C) −45
(−43) 		−40
(−40) 		−35
(−37) 		0
(−18) 		20
(−7) 		25
(−4) 		41
(5) 		36
(2) 		22
(−6) 		7
(−14) 		−18
(−28) 		−32
(−36) 		−45
(−43)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.03
(26) 		1.10
(28) 		1.97
(50) 		3.08
(78) 		3.91
(99) 		4.83
(123) 		3.61
(92) 		4.18
(106) 		3.65
(93) 		2.49
(63) 		1.79
(45) 		1.35
(34) 		32.99
(838)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 13.5
(34) 		11.2
(28) 		9.6
(24) 		4.3
(11) 		0.4
(1.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.7
(1.8) 		4.7
(12) 		11.0
(28) 		55.4
(141)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 10.7 8.2 9.6 11.8 13.3 12.3 11.3 10.4 10.9 10.1 8.9 10.1 127.6
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 10.9 8.3 5.8 2.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 4.7 9.0 42.4
Source: NOAA[22][23]

Demographics[]

Graham Avenue
Historical population
Census Pop. %±
18702,293—
188010,119341.3%
189017,41572.1%
190017,5170.6%
191018,3104.5%
192020,90614.2%
193026,28725.7%
194030,74517.0%
195036,05817.3%
196037,9875.3%
197044,61917.5%
198051,50915.4%
199056,85610.4%
200061,7048.5%
201065,8836.8%
2020 (est.)69,087[24]4.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $36,399, and the median income for a family was $49,320. Males had a median income of $32,503 versus $23,418 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,230. About 5.5% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

In 2017, the median annual household income was $47,660,[25] and the median income for a family was $70,652. The per capita income for the city was $26,605.[26] 17.4% of Eau Claire's population was living in poverty, with the highest prevalence in 18-24-year-old females (26.4%).

2010 census[]

The Eau Claire Masonic Center is on the National Register of Historic Places.

As of the census[27] of 2010, there were 65,883 people, 26,803 households, and 14,293 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,056.3 inhabitants per square mile (793.9/km2). There were 28,134 housing units at an average density of 878.1 per square mile (339.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.4% White, 4.6% Asian, 1.1% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.

There were 26,803 households, of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.7% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.89.

The median age in the city was 29.8 years. 19.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 22.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 21.7% were from 45 to 64; and 11.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

As of 2010, there were 1,981 persons within the city limits in Chippewa County and 63,902 in Eau Claire County for a total of 65,883.[28]

Metropolitan area[]

The city forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Eau Claire Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties (composite 2010 population: 161,151).[29] Together with the Menomonie Micropolitan Statistical Area (which includes all of Dunn County) to the west, the Eau Claire metropolitan area, forms the Census Bureau's Eau Claire-Menomonie Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a consolidated 2010 population of 205,008.[29][30]

Hmong population[]

See also: Hmong in Wisconsin

As of 2017, Hmong Americans were the largest ethnic minority in Eau Claire. Jenna Christian, Pa Sia Low Moua, and Ingolf Vogeler, the authors of "The Cultural Landscape of the Hmong in Eau Claire, Wisconsin," wrote that the Hmong are also the city's "most visible ethnic group".[31]

In 2010 there were 2,181 Hmong people in Eau Claire County,[31] While the Hmong population is numerically smaller in Eau Claire County compared to Milwaukee, the Hmong have a higher percentage of the population in Eau Claire County, and Christian, Moua, and Vogeler wrote that "the Hmong stand out more singularly as an ethnic minority than they do in metropolitan areas like Milwaukee, which is already more racially and culturally diverse."[32] The majority of the county's Hmong live in the city of Eau Claire. In select Eau Claire neighborhoods, up to 30% of the residents are Hmong.[31]

Economy[]

Eau Claire styles itself as the "horseradish capital of the world",[33] due to the presence of Silver Spring Foods, the world's largest grower and producer of horseradish.[34] The climate, with its cool winters, is conducive to the horseradish crop. Other significant crops grown in the area are apples, pumpkins and plums.[33] Menards, a Midwestern chain of home improvement stores owned by Wisconsin native John Menard, Jr., is headquartered in Eau Claire.

Arts and culture[]

The Sarge Boyd Bandshell in Owen Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1938 to showcase the Eau Claire Municipal Band, it remains the city's premier outdoor performance venue.

Performing arts[]

Eau Claire has a modest but active theater community. Although no professional theater groups make their home in the region, amateur and community theaters have a significant presence; the most visible of these are the Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild (CVTG)[35] and the Eau Claire Children's Theatre (ECCT).[36] In addition, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has a robust theatre program, and traveling professional shows frequently make stops in the city. The Pablo Center at the Confluence[37] and Haas Fine Arts Center[38] are the primary indoor performing arts venues, although both CVTG and ECCT have established their own independent venues, in 2006 and 2010 respectively.

The Pablo Center at the Confluence[]

The Pablo Center at the Confluence was opened in downtown Eau Claire on September 22, 2018.  It was built to replace UW-Eau Claire's Kjer theater as the primary venue for performing arts. Facilities include a 1,200-seat theatre, three rehearsal rooms, visual arts galleries, labs for sound and lighting, set and exhibit design, recording arts, multimedia production, and costume design.[39]

Blugold Marching Band[]

The Blugold Marching Band is another large part of Eau Claire performing arts.  Based out of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the 475-member ensemble is the largest marching band in the Midwest.  The band has gone on multiple tours and has had many performances on the world stage.[40]

Music Festivals[]

Eau Claire is home to several music festivals including:[41]

  • Blue Ox Music Festival
  • Country Jam
  • Decadent Cabaret Music Festival
  • Eau Claire Jazz Fest
  • Eaux Claires Festival

Eau Claire Marathon[]

Eau Claire is also home to the Eau Claire Marathon, a Boston Marathon qualifier.[42] The marathon went virtual in 2020 and became in person in 2021.[43]

Sculpture Tour[]

The Sculpture Tour Eau Claire is an ongoing outdoor sculpture exhibit located along the streets of downtown Eau Claire. There are 53 sculptures making this tour the 2nd largest tour of this type in the United States.[44]

Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market[]

The Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market is located in Phoenix Park. It is open from May to October and offers many types of produce and products.[45]

Museums[]

  • Chippewa Valley Museum
  • Paul Bunyan Logging Camp
  • Dells Mills Museum
  • Children's Museum of Eau Claire

Annual Events[]

  • Winter Fest and Games
  • Silvermine Ski Invitational
  • Banbury Art Crawl
  • Jig's Up Ice Fishing Contest
  • Wisconsin Sport Show
  • Eau Claire Improv Fest
  • Viennese Ball
  • International Fall Festival
  • Gatsby's Gala

Sports[]

Baseball[]

Eau Claire has three amateur baseball teams. The Eau Claire Express are a team that plays in the Northwoods League, an NCAA-sanctioned summer baseball league. Their home games are played at Carson Park. The Eau Claire Cavaliers, also plays home games at Carson Park.[46] The Eau Claire Bears play in the Chippewa River Baseball League. Also, three of Eau Claire's High Schools have baseball teams.[47] Eau Claire North H.S. won the 2011 and 2019 state championship. Eau Claire also has a large youth baseball program including a summer parks and recreation league, Little League (Nationals, American, Lowes Creek and Seymour). Eau Claire Little League teams have twice won the state championship (1998 Eau Claire Americans and 2012 Eau Claire Nationals) and advanced to Regional play in Indianapolis, IN.[48] A Babe Ruth League (13- to 18-year-olds) which won State Tournaments at ages 13, 14 and 15 in 2012. Those Teams all went on to win 3rd place at their Regional Tournaments.

Curling[]

Eau Claire Curling Club has been around for 64 years.[49]

Football[]

The Chippewa Valley Predators football compete in the Northern Elite Football League, play their home games at Carson Park. Their team was established in 2001.[50] The Northern Lights Cowboys compete in the Champions Amateur Football League and play their home games at Carson Park.[51]

Roller Derby[]

Established in 2009, The Chippewa Valley Roller Girls (CVRG) represent Eau Claire and the surrounding Chippewa Valley region. CVRG, a WFTDA League member, is Eau Claire's original all-female flat track roller derby league. It is a non-profit organization managed and operated by the skaters via an elected board of directors and skater-led committees.

Soccer[]

Bateaux FC, an amateur soccer club, is based in the city. The club is a founding member of the Wisconsin Primary Amateur Soccer League (WPASL), a USASA and WSL-sanctioned league operating in western Wisconsin.

Eau Claire United is a competitive youth soccer team competing in the MYSA. Every summer, Eau Claire United hosts a soccer tournament that brings around 100 teams to the community.

Kubb[]

The U.S. National Kubb Championship is held in Eau Claire annually. The Eau Claire Kubb League operates kubb league year round.

Tennis[]

The John and Fay Menard YMCA Tennis Center (2017) has 8 indoor courts and hosts several sectional and national tournaments. Jan 8-14th the facility will host an ITF J5 tournament attracting players from all over the world.

Horseshoes[]

Eau Claire hosted the World Horseshoe Championship in 2003, and the Wisconsin State Horseshoe Tournament in 2019.[52][53]

Silver Mine Ski-Jump, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Ski jumping[]

Eau Claire host each January, the Silver Mine ski jump Invitational. In February 2021, the 135th annual Silver Mine Ski Jump competition will take place.[54]

Parks and recreation[]

The lit tennis courts in Owen Park are popular with university students.

Parks and Trails[]

There are several large parks in the city:[55] Owen Park, along the Chippewa River, home to a large bandshell where open-air concerts are held throughout the summer; Putnam Park, which follows the course of Putnam Creek and Little Niagara Creek east from the UWEC campus; Carson Park, situated in the middle of an oxbow lake (better known as Halfmoon lake); and Phoenix Park on the site of the old Phoenix Steel plant at the confluence of the Eau Claire and Chippewa River. Phoenix Park is the host of a weekly farmers market and open-air concerts during summer months. Riverview Park is also a common summer swimming destination, as well as one of the local boat landings. This park includes picnicking areas and grills, as well as public restrooms. There are also two dog parks in Eau Claire: Otter Creek Off-Leash Dog Park and Sundet Off-Leash Dog Park.[56]

The City of Eau Claire also operates Fairfax public pool,[57] and Hobbs Municipal Ice Center,[58] an indoor ice center.

Eau Claire is at the head of the Chippewa River State Trail, a biking and recreation trail that follows the lower course of the Chippewa River.

Government[]

City Hall, designed by Eau Claire resident George Awsumb in 1915, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

In November 1909 a movement to change the city government from the aldermanic to the commission form was launched by the West Side Boosters, the forerunners of the Water Street, Eau Claire Business Men. The campaign that preceded the February 15 election was a heated one. Local rallies and mass meetings were held. The 20 members of the common council were about equally split about the change. The final vote was 1867 for change and 995 against.

Since switching from a mayoral system in 1948, Eau Claire has had a city manager-city council form of government. The city council is a non-partisan 11-member governing council consisting of five members elected from aldermanic districts in odd-numbered years, five members elected at-large in even-numbered years, and an elected city council president, elected at-large in odd-numbered years.[59]

The council's legislative meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Public hearings are held on the Monday evenings before legislative sessions. All meetings are held in the City Council Chambers at City Hall in downtown Eau Claire.[60] Meetings are televised live on public-access television channel 97 and digital cable channel 994 and simulcast on radio station WRFP 101.9 FM.[61]

Eau Claire is represented by Ron Kind (D) in the United States House of Representatives, and by Ron Johnson (R) and Tammy Baldwin (D) in the United States Senate. Kathy Bernier (R) and Jeff Smith (D) represent Eau Claire in the Wisconsin State Senate, and Jesse James (R), Jodi Emerson (D), and Warren Petryk (R) in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Presidential elections results
Presidential elections results [62]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2020 37.2% 13,765 60.3% 22,268 2.5% 924
2016 37.2% 13,526 54.1% 19,648 8.7% 3,162
2012 38.6% 14,105 59.5% 21,714 1.9% 680
2008 34.8% 12,980 63.5% 23,701 1.7% 634
2004 41.4% 15,541 57.3% 21,511 1.3% 473
2000 41.0% 13,168 52.4% 16,854 6.6% 2,112

Education[]

The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire

Eau Claire schools are part of the Eau Claire Area School District. The city has two public high schools: Memorial High School and North High School; and two public charter high schools: McKinley Charter School and Technology Charter School. Eau Claire also has two private high schools: Catholic Regis High School and Immanuel Lutheran High School.

Eau Claire is home to two public colleges (University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley Technical College) and one private college (Immanuel Lutheran College).

There are 13 elementary schools, and 3 middle schools in the Eau Claire Area School District.[63] In addition, there is the Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School, which was founded in 2002, and follows the teaching of Maria Montessori.[64]

Media[]

Print[]

The Eau Claire Leader-Telegram has a daily circulation of 26,901 during the week and a circulation rate of 38,824 for the Sunday paper.[citation needed] Volume One is a biweekly magazine published with a circulation of 15,000 and an estimated readership of 45,000[65]

Television[]

Nielson Market Research lists Eau Claire/ La Crosse as the 127th largest television market area.[66]

Channel Callsign Affiliation Branding Subchannels Owner
(Virtual) Channel Programming
8.1 WKBT
WBDL-LD 		CBS News 8 Now 8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6 		MyNetworkTV
ION
Dabl
QVC
HSN 		Morgan Murphy Media
13.1 WEAU NBC WEAU 13 News 13.2
13.3
13.4
14.10 		Cozi TV
MeTV
Movies!
CW 		Gray Television
14.1 WECX-LD
W33DH-D 		CW La Crosse Eau Claire CW 14.2
14.3
14.4
13.10 		Heroes & Icons
Start TV
MeTV
NBC
18.1 WQOW ABC WQOW 18 18.2
18.3
18.4
18.5 		Decades
This TV
Court TV
True Crime Network 		Allen Media Broadcasting
28.1 WHWC PBS PBS Wisconsin 28.2
28.3
28.4 		Wisconsin Channel
Create
PBS Kids 		Wisconsin Educational Communications Board
48.1 WEUX FOX FOX 25/48 48.2
48.3
48.4 		Antenna TV
Escape
Bounce 		Nexstar Media Group
53.1 Defy TV 53.2
53.3
53.4 		TrueReal
Newsy
OnTV4U 		DTV America

Cable[]

Channel Callsign Affiliation Branding Subchannels Owner
(Virtual) Channel Programming
993 Eau Claire Public Access CTV Community 994 Eau Claire Public Access Eau Claire Public Access

Radio[]

FM

FM radio stations
Frequency Call sign Name Format Owner
88.3 FM WHWC Wisconsin Public Radio Ideas Network Wisconsin Public Radio
88.7 FM W204BP
(KAWZ-FM Translator)		 CSN International Christian CSN International
89.1 FM W206AH
(KLOV-FM Translator)		 Family Radio Christian Family Radio
89.7 FM WUEC Wisconsin Public Radio News & Classical Network Wisconsin Public Radio
90.5 FM WVCF VCY America Christian VCY America
91.3 FM WHEM Moody Broadcasting Network Christian Moody Broadcasting Network
92.1 FM WMEQ Classic Rock 92.1 Classic rock iHeartMedia, Inc.
92.9 FM WECL The X Active Rock Mid-West Family Broadcasting
94.1 FM WIAL I-94 Hot AC
95.1 FM WQRB B95 Country iHeartMedia, Inc.
95.9 FM W240DC
(WEAQ-AM Translator)		 Oldies 1150 Oldies Mid-West Family Broadcasting
96.3 FM WHYS Eau Claire Community Radio Community Northern Thunder, Inc.
96.9 FM WJLM 3ABN Christian 3ABN
97.3 FM WHRC
98.1 FM WISM Mix 98.1 Adult contemporary Aloha Station Trust, LLC.
98.7 FM W254CN
(WBIZ-AM Translator)		 Sports Radio 1400 Sports iHeartMedia, Inc.
99.1 FM W256AE
(WCFW-FM Translator)		 C105 Adult Contemporary Bushland Radio Specialties
99.9 FM WGNW Blugold Radio Variety The Family Radio Network, Inc.
100.7 FM WBIZ Z100 Top 40/CHR iHeartMedia, Inc.
101.9 FM WRFP Community-Government Eau Claire Public Access Center, Inc.
102.7 FM WIEC WIEC Fat Free Radio Community The Eau Claire Broadcasting Association
103.1 FM W276CP
(WOGO-AM Translator)		 680 WOGO News/Talk Stewards of Sound, Inc.
103.7 FM WWIB 103.7 WWIB Christian
104.5 FM WAXX WAXX 104.5 Country Mid-West Family Broadcasting
105.1 FM W286CK
(WAYY-AM Translator)		 NewsTalk 790 News/Talk
105.7 FM WCFW C105 Adult contemporary Bushland Radio Specialties
106.3 FM W292EG
(WMEQ-AM Translator)		 880 WMEQ News/Talk iHeartMedia, Inc.
106.7 FM WATQ Moose Country 106.7 Classic country
107.9 FM W300DB
(WDVM-AM Translator)		 Relevant Radio Catholic Starboard Broadcasting

AM

AM radio stations
Frequency Call sign Name Format Owner
680 AM WOGO 680 WOGO News/Talk Stewards of Sound, Inc.
790 AM WAYY NewsTalk 790 News/Talk Mid-West Family Broadcasting
880 AM WMEQ 880 WMEQ News/Talk iHeartMedia, Inc.
1050 AM WDVM Relevant Radio Catholic Starboard Broadcasting
1150 AM WEAQ Oldies 1150 Oldies Mid-West Family Broadcasting
1400 AM WBIZ Sports Radio 1400 Sports iHeartMedia, Inc.

Transportation[]

Airports[]

Eau Claire is served by the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (KEAU).

Mass transit[]

Bus[]

Eau Claire is served by both Greyhound Lines (Milwaukee to Minneapolis, via I-94), and Jefferson Lines Bus service (Green Bay to Minneapolis, via Hwy 29 to I-94).

Major highways[]

  • I-94.svg Interstate 94
  • US 12.svg U.S. Route 12 ("Clairemont Avenue")
  • US 53.svg U.S. Route 53 ("The Bypass")
  • Business plate.svg US 53.svg Business US-53 ("Hastings Way")
  • WIS 29.svg Highway 29 (Bypasses Eau Claire to the north)
  • WIS 37.svg Highway 37 ("Hendrickson Drive")
  • WIS 85.svg Highway 85 (Terminates on Wis. 37 just outside Eau Claire)
  • WIS 93.svg Highway 93
  • WIS 124.svg Highway 124 (Foreshortened in 2006, now ends in neighboring Lake Hallie)
  • WIS 312.svg Highway 312 (Signed as, and known locally as, the "North Crossing")

Rail[]

Eau Claire is located on freight rail lines owned by the Union Pacific Railroad,[67] formerly owned by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway (Omaha Road), and later part of the Chicago and North Western Railway. C&NW operated passenger trains from Chicago through Eau Claire to the Twin Cities area until 1963 when the Twin Cities 400 ended service.[68] Passenger rail service to Eau Claire is seen as critical by the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and they plan to return trains to the city by 2030.[69] In March 2021, Amtrak unveiled plans to bring a passenger service to Eau Claire as part of a Milwaukee-to-St. Paul route.[70]

Health care[]

Mayo Clinic Health System's Eau Claire location, which has a level 2 trauma rating and serves as the regional trauma center, offers a family medicine residency program.[71] It was also named the #4 best hospital in Wisconsin and recognized as a Best Regional Hospital in northwestern Wisconsin.[72] Eau Claire also has two other hospitals which each have level 3 trauma ratings:[73][74] HSHS Sacred Heart and Marshfield Medical Center. All three hospitals offer various specialty care units and services.

Libraries[]

Eau Claire is home to two libraries: McIntyre Library on the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire campus and L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library. L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library holds many events, such as children's storytimes, book clubs and makerspace labs.[75]

Shopping[]

Oakwood Mall is Eau Claire's main mall. It has been open since 1986 and currently has 91 stores and services in it. Downtown Eau Claire and Water Street also include a variety of speciality shops, including bike shops, arcades, record shops, and antique stores.[76]

Religion[]

The Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire is headquartered in the city. Its mother church is Christ Church Cathedral.[77] The city is also located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse and is home to Sacred Heart Church[78] and St. Patrick's Church. Additionally, Community House, First Congregational Church, First Methodist Episcopal Church and the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd[79] are located in Eau Claire.

Temple Sholom synagogue in Eau Claire
Christ Church Cathedral in Eau Claire

Eau Claire is home to several religious denominations:

  • Apostolic Faith – 1 congregation[80]
  • Assemblies of God – 2 congregations
    • West Ridge Church[81]
    • Havestime Church[82]
  • Baptist – 8 churches variously unaffiliated (including 1 SBC congregation)
    • Lighthouse Baptist Church[83]
    • Salem Baptist Church[84]
    • Calvary Baptist Church[85]
    • Birch Street Baptist Church[86]
    • Valleybrook Church[87]
    • Eau Claire Gospel Center[88]
    • Baptist Evangelical Church[89]
    • Grace Baptist Church[90]
  • Catholic – 5 parishes
    • Newman Catholic Parish[91]
    • Sacred Heart of Jesus- St. Patrick Parish[92]
    • St. James the Greater[93]
    • Immaculate Conception[94]
    • St. Olaf Parish[95]
  • Church of Christ and a non-institutional congregation
  • Episcopalian – 1 congregation (The Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire has its see in Eau Claire.)
    • Christ Church Cathedral[96]
  • Hmong Christian Alliance – 1 congregation
  • Islam – 1 mosque located in Altoona, WI – The Islamic Society of Northern Wisconsin Mosque or Altoona Masjid[97]
  • Jehovah's Witness – 2 congregations (both of which share the same Kingdom Hall)
    • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses[98]
  • Judaism – 1 synagogue (Conservative)[99]
  • Lutheran – about 20 congregations representing the following:
    • Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS)
    • Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
      • Grace Lutheran Church[100]
      • Hope Lutheran Church[101]
      • Trinity Lutheran Church[102]
    • Church of the Lutheran Brethren of AmericaSpirit Lutheran
    • Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS)
      • St. Matthew Lutheran Church[103]
    • Church of the Lutheran Confession (CLC)
    • Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS)
    • St. Johns Lutheran Church[104]
    • Bethesda Lutheran Church[105]
    • St. Mark Lutheran Church[106]
    • Saving Grace Lutheran Church[107]
    • University Lutheran Church[108]
    • Concordia Lutheran Church[109]
    • Lutheran Church of The Good Shepherd[110]
    • Our Redeemer Lutheran Church[111]
    • Messiah Lutheran Church and School[112]
    • Spirit Lutheran[113]
    • Immanuel Lutheran Church[114]
    • Faith Lutheran Mission Church[115]
  • Methodist – 4 congregations (one of which is located in nearby Altoona)
    • Lake Street United Methodist Church
  • Mennonite Church USA – 1 congregation meeting two Sundays per month[116]
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – 1 congregation[117]
  • Nazarene – 1 congregation
  • Pentecostal
    • Pentecostal Assembly
  • Presbyterianism – 2 congregations
    • First Presbyterian[118]
    • North Presbyterian
  • Society of Friends (Quakers) – 1 congregation[119]
  • Salvation Army – 1 congregation[120]
  • Unitarian Universalist – 1 congregation[121]
  • United Church of Christ – 2 congregations
    • First Congregational UCC[122]
    • Plymouth United Church of Christ[123]
  • Unity School of Christianity – 1 congregation[124]
  • Wesleyan Church – 1 congregation[125]

Notable people[]

See also: Category:People from Eau Claire, Wisconsin and List of University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire people

General[]

Musicians[]

  • Curt Boettcher, musician, producer, songwriter
  • Sean Carey, musician with Bon Iver
  • Lars Hanson, drummer for United Artists recording group Bad Boy
  • Mike Kappus, music manager and record producer, inductee in the Blues Hall of Fame[129]
  • Geoffrey Keezer, jazz pianist—the last to play with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
  • Mark Kosower, cellist
  • Ryan Olson, drummer and producer
  • Justin Vernon, Grammy award-winning frontman of Bon Iver

Media[]

  • Waldemar Ager, Norwegian-American newspaperman and author
  • Ellen Gabler, New York Times investigative journalist
  • Eppie Lederer, advice columnist who wrote under the pseudonym Ann Landers (during her time in Eau Claire she served as chair of the Eau Claire Democratic Party.)[130]
  • Julie Nelson, TV news anchor affiliated with KARE-TV in Minnesota
  • Abigail van Buren, advice columnist known for "Dear Abby"

Sports[]

  • Lemoine Batson, Olympic athlete[131]
  • Mike Peplinski, Olympic athlete[132]
  • Dick Bennett, former Wisconsin and Washington State basketball coach; coached Eau Claire Memorial High School basketball
  • Cub Buck, NFL player and head coach of the Miami Hurricanes football team[133]
  • Jake Dowell, NHL player[134]
  • Cliff Fagan, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
  • Marv Harshman, former college men's basketball coach for Washington, Washington State, and Pacific Lutheran
  • Alex Hicks, National Hockey League, a University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugold, played in the NHL for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, and the Florida Panthers. Hicks was, and remains, the only University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugold (a division III school) to play in NHL regular season and playoff games.
  • Mike Hintz, NFL player
  • Herm Johnson, former CART / Indy 500 race car driver
  • Vic Johnson, MLB player[135]
  • Steve Lingenfelter, NBA player[136]
  • Adam Loomis, Nordic combined skier
  • Patrick McLain, MLS player
  • Paul Menard, NASCAR driver
  • Chuck Mencel, NBA player[137]
  • Pat O'Donahue, NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers[138]
  • Willis S. Olson, Olympic ski jumper, member of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame[139]
  • Sis Paulsen, ice hockey and softball coach
  • Ralph Pond, baseball player[140]
  • Jake McCabe, NHL Player
  • Tom Poquette, MLB player for Kansas City Royals (1973, 1976–79, 1982), Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers
  • Brad Radke, MLB pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, born in Eau Claire
  • Bill Schroeder, NFL wide receiver (1994–2004)
  • John Stiegelmeier, head coach of the South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
  • Jerry Wunsch, National Football League, offensive guard for Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1997–2001) and Seattle Seahawks (2002–2005)[141]
  • Reed Zuehlke, Olympic ski jumper[142]
  • Roderick Strong, WWE Wrestler. Current leader of the Diamond Mine stable.

Sister cities[]

Eau Claire's sister cities are:

  • Lismore, Australia[143]
  • Miramar District, Costa Rica[144]

See also[]

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