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Chippewa Falls
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city in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Wisconsin
- County
- Chippewa
- Mayor
- Jason R. Hiess
- Total
- 11.86 sq mi (30.72 km )
- Land
- 11.32 sq mi (29.31 km )
- Water
- 0.54 sq mi (1.41 km )
- Elevation
- 820 ft (250 m)
- Density
- 1,301.7/sq mi (502.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Zip code
- 54729, 54774 (companies/organisations)
- Area codes
- 715 & 534
- Fips code
- 55-14575
- Website
- chippewafalls-wi .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Chippewa Falls (/ˌtʃɪpəwə ˈfɔːlz/ ) is a city located on the Chippewa River in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 14,731 in the 2020 census. Incorporated as a city in 1869, it is the county seat of Chippewa County. The city's name originated from its location on the Chippewa River, which is named after the Ojibwe. It is a principal city of the Eau Claire–Chippewa Falls metropolitan area.
Chippewa Falls is the birthplace of Seymour Cray, known as the "father of supercomputing", and the headquarters for the original Cray Research. It is also the home of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, the Heyde Center for the Arts, a showcase venue for artists and performers; Irvine Park, and the annual Northern Wisconsin State Fair. Chippewa Falls is 15 miles (24 km) from the annual four-day music festivals Hoofbeat and Rock Fest.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chippewa Falls” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.