Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1870	2,293	—
1880	10,119	341.3%
1890	17,415	72.1%
1900	17,517	0.6%
1910	18,310	4.5%
1920	20,906	14.2%
1930	26,287	25.7%
1940	30,745	17.0%
1950	36,058	17.3%
1960	37,987	5.3%
1970	44,619	17.5%
1980	51,509	15.4%
1990	56,856	10.4%
2000	61,704	8.5%
2010	65,883	6.8%
2016 (est.)	68,339	[4]	3.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

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