Where the place sits
Its 2025 listing is 536, and the key is 55-22300; the inventory calls Eau Claire, Wisconsin (code 22300, estimate 72,465) an incorporated city. Rank 536 confirms which entry is plotted; at 44 degrees 49 minutes 6 seconds north and 91 degrees 29 minutes 41 seconds west, Eau Claire, Wisconsin (rank 536) receives a repeatable location. The inventory records 72,465 for Eau Claire, Wisconsin (latitude 44.81834); Identifier 55-22300 holds scale separate from municipal boundaries. Read Eau Claire, Wisconsin (FIPS 55-22300) against Wisconsin's Great Lakes shores, glacial lowlands, wooded uplands, and Driftless valleys; identifier 55-22300 preserves local identity as the view widens.
Natural water references
Population 72,465 stays a separate scale clue; Eau Claire, Wisconsin (code 22300, estimate 72,465) shares Wisconsin's water setting of the Great Lakes, Mississippi drainage, and glacial lakes. One state-scale observation behind Eau Claire, Wisconsin (rank 536) is that wisconsin's glaciated districts contain many lakes and wetlands inherited from glaciation; identifier 55-22300 prevents ambiguous attribution. The point for Eau Claire, Wisconsin (latitude 44.81834), 55-22300, may be compared with the drainage layer; Neither becomes a complete local survey. Rank 536 does not promise shoreline access or road conditions; the relationship between Eau Claire, Wisconsin (FIPS 55-22300) and statewide water is geographic setting.
Landform and scale
Coordinates and code 22300 then narrow the reference; a wide reading of Eau Claire, Wisconsin (code 22300, estimate 72,465) starts with glacial lowlands, lake country, wooded uplands, and Driftless valleys. Terrain explains why distance need not follow a straight line; Reference 55-22300 fixes Eau Claire, Wisconsin (rank 536) on the page. The evidence paired with Eau Claire, Wisconsin (latitude 44.81834) notes the Driftless Area escaped direct continental glaciation but was affected by meltwater; state 55 supplies the broader geographic frame. Place code 22300 preserves identity; use paired water and terrain setting to keep Eau Claire, Wisconsin (FIPS 55-22300) in Wisconsin.
A connected settlement
Rank 536 supplies comparison; the map presents Eau Claire, Wisconsin (code 22300) as an incorporated city inside a wider human pattern. Read 72,465 as the reported size of Eau Claire, Wisconsin (rank 536); Code 22300 is not a shortcut for jurisdictional shape. Identifier 55-22300 preserves municipal identity; Human geography near Eau Claire, Wisconsin (latitude 44.81834) is connected to water and terrain. Eau Claire, Wisconsin (FIPS 55-22300) is part of its Wisconsin setting; identifier 55-22300 prevents setting from replacing city identity. Together, these layers place Eau Claire, Wisconsin (estimate 72,465) in a wider settlement field while 22300 preserves its named identity.
A practical map sequence
The city point makes more sense after its regional frame; the initial step for Eau Claire, Wisconsin (code 22300, estimate 72,465), rank 536, is locating Wisconsin. Use 55-22300 as the key for Eau Claire, Wisconsin (rank 536), next use its coordinate to keep position consistent across map scales. The geographic context of Eau Claire, Wisconsin (latitude 44.81834) is strongest when drainage and landform stay beside the plotted record in Wisconsin. Rank 536 identifies the city entry; one state-scale clue behind Eau Claire, Wisconsin (FIPS 55-22300) is that apostle Islands sandstone layers differ in erosion resistance, contributing to sea cave formation.