Chippewa County, Wisconsin
Chippewa County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is named for the indigenous Chippewa people, also known as the Ojibwe, who historically controlled this territory. As of the 2020 census, the population was 66,297. Its county seat is Chippewa Falls. The county was founded in 1845 from Crawford County, then in the Wisconsin Territory, and organized in 1853. Chippewa County is included in the Eau Claire metropolitan area as well as the Eau Claire–Menomonie Combined Statistical Area.