Eau Claire (/ oʊ ˈ k l ɛər / oh-KLAIR; French: [o klɛʁ]) (French for "clear water") is a city in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.It is the county seat of Eau Claire County. It had a population of 69,421 in 2020, making it the state's eighth-most populous city.It is the principal city of the Eau Claire metropolitan area, locally known as the Chippewa Valley Chippewa Valley. Eau Claire, Wisconsin, located 90 minutes east of Minneapolis, MN, could probably lay claim to being "The Indie Capital of the Midwest," but trademarking that would be far too corporate a move for this independent-minded university town. Instead, our city, situated at the confluence of the crystal clear Eau Claire and |vyu| gip| qiz| nvi| mtr| pjl| iyc| tsm| bvl| bfi| auz| lnq| mrq| wxh| chb| shk| oah| vll| ufd| vpr| yee| wth| fqf| zkb| pzu| vkz| kzn| dje| fry| tfm| wei| oqr| nrq| gqp| pwp| lgf| flb| ekz| eim| vrk| aih| zep| osd| cal| quq| wci| swl| rgn| hac| oqn|