{"id":8823,"date":"2023-10-08T09:36:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T09:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=8823"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:07:43","slug":"eau-claire-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/eau-claire-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Eau Claire County, Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eau Claire County is a county in Wisconsin, United States, about 90 miles east of Minneapolis
\nand St. Paul, Minnesota. It had a population of 105,710 at the 2020 census, an estimated 109,033
\nby 2025, and covers 645 square miles (1,670 km2) centred near 44\u00b044\u2032N 91\u00b017\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Eau Claire is the county seat and by far its largest city; its postal code is 54701. The county
\nholds 3 cities, 2 incorporated villages and 13 towns, plus a scattering of unincorporated
\ncommunities across those towns, and it runs on Central Time. Its FIPS code is 55035.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Eau Claire County<\/h2>\n

Eau Claire County has 19 named places on record outside its 13 towns: 3 cities, 2 incorporated
\nvillages and 14 unincorporated communities with no local government of their own. Unincorp. covers
\ncrossroads and rural communities with no formal boundary; each town’s own government is covered in
\nthe Townships section below.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Eau Claire<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n69,421<\/td>\n54701<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Altoona<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n8,292<\/td>\n54720<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Augusta<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n1,567<\/td>\n54722<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fairchild<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nFairchild<\/td>\n451<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fall Creek<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nLincoln<\/td>\n1,422<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rodell<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLincoln<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ludington<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLudington<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Union<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nUnion<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilson<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWilson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allen<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brackett<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Candy Corners<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cleghorn<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foster<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hale Corner<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hay Creek<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lufkin<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mount Hope Corners<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Truax<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Three name pairs on this page are easy to confuse. The unincorporated community of Ludington
\nsits inside the Town of Ludington, and the same pattern repeats for the community of Union inside
\nthe Town of Union and the community of Wilson inside the Town of Wilson — each pair shares a
\nname but not a government. The Village of Fairchild is a separate incorporated municipality
\nsurrounded by, but administratively distinct from, the Town of Fairchild.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Wisconsin’s “town” is the state’s civil-township government, distinct from
\nan incorporated city or village. Eau Claire County has 13 towns, sorted here by population.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Washington<\/td>\n7,662<\/td>\nRural, borders Eau Claire to the north<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pleasant Valley<\/td>\n3,791<\/td>\nRural, no incorporated village<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seymour<\/td>\n3,352<\/td>\nRural, borders the city of Eau Claire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Union<\/td>\n2,696<\/td>\nUnion (unincorporated)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bridge Creek<\/td>\n2,214<\/td>\nRural, south of Augusta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brunswick<\/td>\n1,958<\/td>\nRural, northwest corner of the county<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lincoln<\/td>\n1,125<\/td>\nFall Creek (village), Rodell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ludington<\/td>\n1,067<\/td>\nLudington (unincorporated)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drammen<\/td>\n792<\/td>\nRural, southwest corner of the county<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clear Creek<\/td>\n778<\/td>\nRural farmland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fairchild<\/td>\n450<\/td>\nVillage of Fairchild lies within its boundary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Otter Creek<\/td>\n427<\/td>\nRural farmland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilson<\/td>\n427<\/td>\nWilson (unincorporated)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n