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Population (year 2000): 61,704. Estimated
population in July 2005: 62,570 (+1.4% change)
Males: 29,342 (47.6%), Females: 32,362 (52.4%)
Eau Claire County
Zip codes:
54701,
54703.
Median resident age: 29.4 years
Median household income: $36,399 (year 2000)
Median house value: $92,800 (year 2000)
Races in Eau Claire:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
- Other Asian (2.9%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (41.6%), Norwegian (24.9%),
Irish (11.9%), English (6.8%), Polish (5.8%), Swedish (4.0%).
Elevation: 850 feet
Land area: 30.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Eau Claire
- High school or higher: 90.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Eau Claire city
- Never married: 39.4%
- Now married: 45.5%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 8.6%
2.7% Foreign born (1.9% Asia, 0.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +4,311 (+7.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Eau Claire:
- LUTHER HOSPITAL (1221 WHIPPLE ST)
- OAK LEAF SURGICAL HOSPITAL (3802 OAKWOOD MALL
DRIVE)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (900 W CLAIREMONT AVE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Eau
Claire:
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 3 miles; EAU CLAIRE,
WI; ID: EAU)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 68 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 93 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Eau Claire:
- MENOMONIE MUNICIPAL-SCORE FIELD (about 27 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; ID: W11)
- CHETEK MUNI-SOUTHWORTH (about 35 miles; CHETEK, WI;
ID: Y23)
- BOYCEVILLE MUNI (about 40 miles; BOYCEVILLE, WI; ID:
3T3)
Amtrak station near Eau Claire:
- 1 miles: EAU CLARE (101 N. FARWELL ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones.
Colleges/Universities in Eau Claire:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (Full-time
enrollment: 9,866; Location: PARK AND GARFIELD; Public;
Website: www.uwec.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 2,601; Location: 620 W CLAIREMONT AVE;
Public; Website: www.chippewa.tec.wi.us)
- PROFESSIONAL HAIR DESIGN ACADEMY (FT
enrollment: 37; Location: 3408 MALL DRIVE; Private,
for-profit)
- HEARTLAND AVIATION (Location: 3800 STARR AVE;
Private, for-profit)
- IMMANUEL LUTHERAN COLLEGE (Location: 501
GROVER RD; Private, not-for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Eau Claire:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 31 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 55
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 73 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 73
miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 78 miles;
RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
Public high schools in Eau Claire:
- MEMORIAL HI (Students: 1,797; Location: 2225
KEITH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTH HI (Students: 1,581; Location: 1801
PIEDMONT RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TECHNOLOGY CHARTER SCH (Students: 193;
Location: 2225 KEITH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MCKINLEY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 120;
Location: 1266 MCKINLEY RD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high schools in Eau Claire:
- EAU CLAIRE REGIS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 197;
Location: 2100 FENWICK AVE.; Grades: 9 - 12)
- IMMANUEL LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 119;
Location: 501 GROVER ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12)
- EAU CLAIRE ACADEMY (Students: 106; Location:
P.O. BOX 1168; Grades: 9 - 12)
- BETHEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 46;
Location: 2361 N HASTINGS WAY; Grades: PK - 12)
- EAU CLAIRE CHRISTIAN HS (Students: 38;
Location: 322 FULTON ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
- NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 24;
Location: 9 NINTH AVENUE; Grades: 1 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Eau Claire:
- DELONG MID (Students: 929; Location: 2000
VINE ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SOUTH MID (Students: 903; Location: 2115
MITSCHER AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTHSTAR MID (Students: 619; Location: 2711
ABBE HILL DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ROBBINS EL (Students: 421; Location: 3832 E
HAMILTON AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- NORTHWOODS EL (Students: 412; Location: 3600
NORTHWOODS LN; Grades: KG - 05)
- SHERMAN EL (Students: 407; Location: 3110
VINE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- MEADOWVIEW EL (Students: 402; Location: 4714
FAIRFAX ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- PUTNAM HEIGHTS EL (Students: 372; Location:
633 W MACARTHUR AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- MANZ EL (Students: 370; Location: 1000 E
FILLMORE AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- LOCUST LANE EL (Students: 367; Location: 3245
LOCUST LN; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Eau Claire:
- IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL (Students: 302;
Location: 1703 SHERWIN AVENUE; Grades: KG - 6)
- EAU CLAIRE LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 198;
Location: 3031 EPIPHANY LN; Grades: PK - 8)
- REGIS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 130; Location:
448 N. DEWEY STREET; Grades: 7 - 8)
- ST JAMES THE GREATER SCHOOL (Students: 119;
Location: 2502 NORTH 11TH STREET; Grades: KG - 6)
- ST OLAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 118;
Location: 2407 NORTH LANE; Grades: KG - 6)
- ST MARK LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 88;
Location: 3307 STATE ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- MESSIAH LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 87;
Location: 2015 N HASTINGS WAY; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Eau Claire:
- L.E. PHILLIPS MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $2,952,401; Location: 400 EAU CLAIRE
ST.; 234,677 books; 18,365 audio materials; 13,866 video
materials; 596 serial subscriptions)
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