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Population (year 2000): 656. Estimated
population in July 2005: 643 (-2.0% change)
Males: 331 (50.5%), Females: 325 (49.5%)
Berrien County
Zip code:
49111
Median resident age: 30.3 years
Median household income: $38,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,600 (year 2000)
Races in Eau Claire:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.0%)
- Hispanic (8.1%)
- Black (3.0%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Other race (2.0%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (27.1%), United States
(15.4%), Irish (9.5%), Dutch (7.0%), Polish (5.2%), English
(4.1%).
Elevation: 710 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Eau Claire
- High school or higher: 80.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Eau Claire village
- Never married: 29.8%
- Now married: 50.1%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 12.5%
8.2% Foreign born (7.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +151 (+29.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Eau Claire:
- BERRIEN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; BERRIEN
CENTER, MI)
- LAKELAND SPECIALTY HOSP AT BERRIEN CTR (about 4
miles; BERRIEN CENTER, MI)
- LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; DOWAGIAC, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Eau
Claire:
- SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 20 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN;
ID: SBN)
- ELKHART MUNI (about 28 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 55
miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Eau Claire:
- ANDREWS UNIVERSITY AIRPARK (about 6 miles; BERRIEN
SPRINGS, MI; ID: C20)
- JERRY TYLER MEML (about 12 miles; NILES, MI; ID:
3TR)
- SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN REGIONAL (about 13 miles; BENTON
HARBOR, MI; ID: BEH)
Amtrak stations near Eau Claire:
- 11 miles: NILES (598 DEY ST.). Services: ticket
office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending
machines, call for taxi service.
- 14 miles: DOWAGIAC (100 RAILROAD DR.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for car rental service.
- 16 miles: ST. JOSEPH/BENTON HARBOR (ST. JOSEPH, 410
VINE ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public
payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental
service, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Eau Claire:
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 20 miles; NOTRE
DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 27 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
- ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS,
MI; FT enrollment: 2,342)
- KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 52
miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
- HOPE COLLEGE (about 56 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,918)
Public high school in Eau Claire:
- EAU CLAIRE MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 462;
Location: 7450 HOCHBERGER ROAD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Eau Claire:
- LYBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 460;
Location: 6238 W. MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Eau Claire:
- GRACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 36;
Location: BOX 277; Grades: KG - 8)
- EAU CLAIRE SDA SCHOOL (Students: 35;
Location: 6562 NAOMI RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Eau Claire:
- EAU CLAIRE DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating
income: $161,154; Location: 6528 EAST MAIN STREET;
24,280 books; 476 audio materials; 496 video materials;
60 serial subscriptions)
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