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Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Explore Chippewa County (Click on picture) Chippewa County, created in 1845 from Crawford County, is named after the Ojibwe Nation. Located in northwest Wisconsin, the county seat is Chippewa Falls.

Land Area	1,010.43 sq miles
Water Area	30.89 sq miles
Elevation	902 ft at Chippewa Falls. 1,535 ft at Flambeau Ridge.
Number of Lakes	449
Area in Lakes	20,027 acres (31.29 sq miles)
Rivers	Chippewa, Fisher, Yellow, Wolf
Major Watershed	Chippewa River
Geographical Province	North: Northern Highlands. South and West: Central Plains
Natural Vegetation	Southwest: oak savanna (bur oak, white oak, and bluestem). Northeast: maple, hemlock, and yellow birch. Northwest: area of white and red pine. Central: scattered pockets of black spruce, tamarack, and cedar.
Population
1930: 1970: 1980: 1990: 2000:	37,342 47,717 52,127 52,360 55,195
Border Counties
North: East: South: West:	Barron County, Rusk County Taylor County, Clark County Eau Claire County Dunn County, Barron County

Chippewa County Government and Local Information Resources
County Web Site	www.co.chippewa.wi.us
County Administrator	Administrative Coordinator 711 N Bridge St, Rm 304 Chippewa Fallls, WI 54729	Phone: 715-726-7984
County Clerk	Office of the County Clerk 711 N Bridge St, Rm 109 Chippewa Falls, WI 54729	Phone: 715-726-7980
Clerk of Courts	Clerk of Curcuit Court 711 N Bridge St, Rm 220 Chippewa Fallls, WI 54729	Phone: 715-726-7758
County Sheriff	Sheriff 32 E Spruce St Chippewa Falls, WI	Phone: 715-726-7701
Health Department	Public Health 711 N Bridge St, Rm 222 Chippewa Fallls, WI 54729	Phone: 800-400-3678
Highway Department	Highway and Shop 801 E Grand Ave Chippewa Falls, WI	Phone: 715-726-7701
County Parks	Forest and Parks 711 N Bridge St, Rm 104 Chippewa Fallls, WI 54729	Phone: 715-726-7914
Birth & Death Certificates, Marriage Records	Register of Deeds 711 N Bridge St, Room 111 Chippewa Falls, WI 54729	Phone: 715-726-7994
Cooperative Extension	UW-Extension, Chippewa County 711 N Bridge St, Room 13 Chippewa Falls, WI 54729-1876	Phone: 715-726-7950 E-mail
Tourism, Relocation & Business Development	Bloomer Chamber of Commerce 1421 Main St Bloomer, WI 54724	Phone: 715-568-3339
	Cadott Chamber of Commerce 6646 250th Street Cadott, WI 54727	Phone: 715-289-3338
	Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce 10 S Bridge St Chippewa Falls, WI 54729-2812	Phone: 715-723-0331
	Chippewa Falls Main Street 10 S Bridge St Chippewa Falls, WI 54729	Phone: 715-723-7858
	Greater Cornell Area Community Dev. Assn. PO Box 796 Cornell, WI 54732-0796	Phone: 715-239-3713
	Stanley Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 123 Stanley, WI 54768-0123	Phone: 715-644-3333
Historical and Genealogical Societies	Bloomer Historical Society 1104 Vine St Bloomer, WI 54724	Phone: 715-568-2011
	Cadott Area Historical Society PO Box 1 Cadott, WI 54727-0001	Phone: 715-289-3336
	Chippewa County Genealogical Society 123 Allen St Chippewa Falls, WI 54729	Phone: 715-723-4399 E-mail
	Chippewa County Historical Society 123 Allen St Chippewa Falls, WI 54729	Phone: 715-723-4399
	Stanley Area Historical Society 995 N Emery St Stanley, WI 54768	Phone: 715-644-5880
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